displaylink-debian

DisplayLink driver installer for Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu, Elementary OS, Mint, Kali, Deepin and MX Linux.

Problem

DisplayLink releases its drivers only for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and 16.04 LTS, supported Linux kernel versions are 3.19 and 4.4.

Solution

displaylink-debian allows seamless install/uninstall of the official DisplayLink drivers on Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu, elementary OS, and more!

How to run "displaylink-debian"

Repo clone (method 1)

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

cd displaylink-debian/ && sudo ./displaylink-debian.sh

Download and run script without Git (method 2)

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AdnanHodzic/displaylink-debian/master/displaylink-debian.sh

chmod +x displaylink-debian.sh && sudo ./displaylink-debian.sh

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, to suit Debian and other Linux distributions.

• Install/Uninstall is performed.

• Supported platforms are:

  • Debian: Jessie 8.0/Stretch 9.0/Sid (unstable)
  • Ubuntu: 14.04 Trusty/15.04 Vivid/15.10 Wily/16.04 Xenial/16.10 Yakkety/17.04 Zesty/17.10 Artful/18.04 Bionic
  • elementary OS: O.3 Freya/0.4 Loki
  • Mint: 15 Olivia/16 Petra/17.3 Rosa/18 Sarah/18.3 Sylvia
  • Kali: kali-rolling/2016.2/2017.3/2018.3
  • Deepin: 15/15.1/15.1.1/15.2/15.4.1
  • MX Linux: 17.1

  Regardless of the kernel version you're using.

Post installation Guide and Troubleshooting

Please refer to the Post Installation Guide for further reference.

Before submitting a bug report in the issue tracker, please make sure to read: Troubleshooting most common issues.

Discussion

• Kernel agnostic, DisplayLink Debian GNU/Linux driver installer