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Updating synaptics driver on Ubuntu for Dell docking station to work
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I use a big docking station block that allows me yo use 3 monitors with my laptop. At times when a fully Ubuntu system update occurs it breaks the driver. The solution is to either re-install the existing driver or update to a new one.

Follow instructions here from Synaptics

# Download deb repo file and install it

sudo apt install ./Downloads/synaptics-repository-keyring.deb

sudo apt update

sudo apt install displaylink-driver

It should fix itself in realtime without restarting.

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