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Displaylink Ubuntu 18
Get the required packages before trying to install it:
apt-get install build-essential
apt-get install dkms
apt-get install linux-generic
apt-get install linux-signed-generic
Download driver at https://www.displaylink.com/downloads/file?id=1304, unzip it, chmod 777 and install as root
Now, to make sure it will not fail:
echo "options evdi initial_device_count=2" > /etc/modprobe.d/evdi.conf
echo evdi >> /etc/modules
reboot
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