I can just about guarantee that if this were to happen DisplayLink would start getting adopted much more heavily. Until this happens I probably won't be buying or suggesting DisplayLink devices.

Please to prevent people from totally breaking their linux install when your driver installer simply overwrites the libusb-1.0.so.0.2.0 file, please refrain from overwriting library files or remove the displaylink driver until you give us a properly compiled driver, compiled against the officially pre-installed libusb-1.0.so.0.2.0 or use a differently versioned file so as to not overwrite the original. Of course you could also simply deliver us some .deb files instead of that very risky zip/run installer-binary.

This is beyond the pale in 2022. DisplayLink needs to make this driver open source and get it into the linux kernel. I did not buy my expensive hub to be a paperweight on my desk.

I begrudge Displaylink now too, kernel update just broke my "driver", again... It seems our Linux elders are not happy with Displaylink's Linux support, and after my own painful novice experience running monitors off a dock, I trust their advocacy for open source kernel integration. MAKE IT OPEN SOURCE. Displaylink Linux is a pain...

It is a horror to install and maintain in linux.

I agree again and again. Display Link don't work again.
It's a shame

Have waited for this quite a few years by now. Please take these requests seriously!

Without an internal kernel Linux driver this display-link stuff does not make any sense at all if it breaks with every kernel update.
As Chief Architect I can not recommend Display Link to be used by whole government.

I support this suggestion 8,000,000% !!!
The problem with DisplayLink (at least on MacOS) is that it's an application and not a true driver!!!
There is ZERO access to the external monitors until the desktop is fully loaded.
The software in its current form is a horrible solution.
The only way to get your applications to open back up in the external monitor of your choice is to remember to close the app BEFORE you shut down.
The implementation of DisplayLink is inexcusable.

Side note to Apple, in case they're reading these forums: Shame on you for limiting native external monitor support to just one. Shame on you for green lighting this inadequate solution to fix your obsession with as-thin-as-possible laptops.

Still not usable for OpenBSD! We are years past the original post, what is the problem.

Tossing my vote in on this. The absolute lack of support, stability and usability on Linux is disappointing considering the premium that DL devices come with.

Regardless of whether or not Linux makes up a notable portion of the DL customer base, customers are customers - and when a product is purchased, there's usually an expectation of at least some semblance of functionality.

I have a Targus dock based on DL, and view it as one of the worst tech purchases I've made due solely to the lack of support for the platform.

We have many DisplayLink Ge2 Docks on the company I work for under the Lenovo Brand.

If Lenovo is now selling laptops with Ubuntu I think this issues with kernel should be fixed, not only for ubuntu but for fedora.

I personally use Mageia and Mandriva, they work with the fedora packages but only with some kernels.

Most companies just say that ther is not enough market share on Linux when they are actually the ones slowing it´s growth.

Regards

I'm fed up with the false anouncement. the DisplayLink driver don't work on ubuntu, kubuntu, etc.
Is there only one kernel that accept the driver ?
Too much mistakes.
-------- Open the source or do your job please ! --------

Not having the displaylink driver in the kernel is a huge blocker for company usage, as installation is usually limited to the package managers... it is really sad as this technolgy work really well, just not suitable for any non-mainstream linux install or corporate ones

This is a problem for sure. As of the 5.11 Kernel update broke my DisplayLink. After rolling back to the old kernel, the second monitor was present in display settings, but would not display anything. So I uninstalled and reinstalled the latest DisplayLink driver, rebooted, and no change.

Unusable with Linux and AMD Ryzen 4650... what a pain...

Extremely high CPU usage makes DisplayLink unusable for me and I reluctanly go back to Windows from my beloved Linux environment.

Having read numerous responses below I'd have high confidence that the issues would be resolved and you'd see Many more users enjoying DisplayLink running effeciently in Linux.

I notice it's been over four years since the initial post, thus an "official response" would be higly appreciated, by many, I'm sure.

DisplayLink is good stuff--I am impressed when I dualboot into Win 10 and see how well it works, but I have the opposite impression when I boot into Linux. Ubuntu is not my first distro pick, but even when I make every effort to fit into DisplayLinks's driver support, the result is not usable. Clearly, DisplayLink is overwhelmed by the Linux FOSS challenge, and I bet it is about inputs from the legal dept not the capabilities of DisplayLink engineering. As my office moves away from Windows toward Linux, the box of now "spare" DisplayLink docks will head to e-cycling, and I will not approve any further purchases of DisplayLink-based tech. DisplayLink could choose to open source the driver, and suddenly a lot more people will want their stuff, through all the channels, or they can bet on the marketing success of a few Windows-focused OEMs--and inevitably see a lot of their product dumped like so much other dated proprietary waste. Please, DisplayLink, for your own equity sake, give the Linux community a chance to make the products with your ICs, your logo, shine on for years to come.

If the Linux driver is open-sourced then I would happily contribute towards a Raspberry Pi port for it.

I suppose this will boost your sales! :) Aside several glitches I've managed to get hardware acceleration and 60fps on Debian, but for end users, this is infeasible. Should I consider installing unnecessary, additional wires next time I do the walls in 2020ff?