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
- 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- 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 - 23.04 Lunar
- elementary OS: 0.3 Freya- 7.0 Horus
- Mint: 15 Olivia / 21.1 Vera
- LMDE: 2 Betsy - 5 Elsie
- Kali: kali-rolling/2016.2 - 2023.1
- Deepin: stable - unstable
- UOS: apricot - eagle
- MX Linux: 17.1/18
- BunsenLabs: Helium - Beryllium
- Parrot: 4.5 - 5+
- Devuan: ASCII - Chimaera
- Pop!_OS: 20.04 Focal - 22.04 Jammy
- PureOS: 9 Amber - 10 Byzantium
- Nitrux: nitrux
- Zorin: focal
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
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displaylink-debian.sh downloads and extracts the contents of the official DisplayLink Ubuntu driver.
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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.
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Install/Reinstall/Uninstall is performed.
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