- NOTE: I had to reboot after doing this to eliminate display artifacts.
- Also, the dock doesn't appear to support using both of the displayport ports simultaneously :'(
- And MST (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DisplayPort#Multi-Stream_Transport_(MST) ) doesn't seem to work on this dock, so you can't daisy chain monitors.
- download driver from http://www.displaylink.com/downloads/ubuntu (redirects to https://www.synaptics.com/products/displaylink-graphics/downloads/ubuntu)
Download the Synaptics APT Repository and follow steps on the website.
To add the repository to your APT sources, first download the "Synaptics APT Repository" package below, then follow these steps to install DisplayLink driver. Note: uninstall the standalone driver version before switching to APT method.
sudo apt install ./Downloads/synaptics-repository-keyring.deb
Remember to type the correct path to the location of the package on your filesystem.
Then, update your APT cache.
sudo apt update
The next part of the installation of DisplayLink drivers is to proceed with the actual installation using the following command.
sudo apt install displaylink-driver
Download the driver package, I see a file with following name in my case DisplayLink USB Graphics Software for Ubuntu5.8-EXE.zip
unzip DisplayLink\ USB\ Graphics\ Software\ for\ Ubuntu\5.8-EXE.zip- install dependencies
sudo apt install dkms- install displaylink
cd DisplayLink\ USB\ Graphics\ Software\ for\ Ubuntu5.8-EXE/
# set script executable
chmod +x ./displaylink-driver-5.8.0-63.33.run
# run it
sudo ./displaylink-driver-5.8.0-63.33.runMain info page for the device: https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/sln308795/dell-universal-dock-d6000-technical-specifications-and-usage-guide?lang=en