displaylink-debian

DisplayLink driver installer for Debian and Ubuntu based Linux distributions: Debian, Ubuntu, Elementary OS, Mint, Kali, Deepin and many more! Full list of all supported platforms

Why do I need displaylink-debian?

DisplayLink releases its drivers only for Ubuntu xx.04 LTS. Hence if you run any other Ubuntu version or any other Linux distribution DisplayLink will not work as expected.

displaylink-debian allows seamless installation of the official DisplayLink drivers tailored to work for most of the Debian based Linux distributions regardless of which Linux kernel version (>4.15) you're using.

Installation

1. Download the repo, cd in the directory and run the shell script with sudo:

   git clone https://github.com/AdnanHodzic/displaylink-debian.git
   cd displaylink-debian
   sudo ./displaylink-debian.sh
   

2. Then consult the Post Install Guide to make sure everything works as intended.

Troubleshooting and debugging

Please note: Your external monitor/s may not work as expected unless you perform additional steps as described in the Post Installation Guide.

Before submitting a bug report in the issue tracker, please make sure to:

• read Troubleshooting most common issues.
• when submitting a new issue, include debug information by running: sudo ./displaylink-debian.sh --debug

Supported platforms are:

• Debian: Jessie 8.0/Stretch 9.0/Buster 10/Bullseye 11/Bookworm 12/Trixie(testing)/Sid (unstable)
• Ubuntu: 14.04 Trusty - 23.10 Mantic
• elementary OS: 0.3 Freya- 7.0 Horus
• Mint: 15 Olivia - 21.3 Virginia
• LMDE: 2 Betsy - 6 Faye
• Kali: kali-rolling/2016.2 - 2023.1
• Deepin: stable - unstable
• UOS: apricot - eagle
• MX Linux: 17.1/18
• BunsenLabs: Helium - Boron
• Parrot: 4.5 - 6+
• Devuan: ASCII - Chimaera
• Pop!_OS: 20.04 Focal - 22.04 Jammy
• PureOS: 9 Amber - 10 Byzantium
• Nitrux: nitrux
• Zorin

Regardless of which Linux kernel version (>4.15) you're using.

If your distribution or version is not on the list, make sure to include debug information by running: sudo ./displaylink-debian.sh --debug and submit a request to add support for it.

Technical

• displaylink-debian.sh downloads and extracts the contents of the official DisplayLink Ubuntu driver.

• displaylink-debian.sh modifies the contents of the official installer, displaylink-installer.sh, makes all necessary changes for DisplayLink to work out of box on supported Linux distribution.

• Install/Reinstall/Uninstall is performed.

Discussion

• Kernel agnostic, DisplayLink Debian GNU/Linux driver installer

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