Question: I have a DisplayLink-based external USB monitor, which has both power and data over USB, and seems to work perfectly under Windows 7, but only can display a text console under Ubuntu 10.10, and that I can only use when I am actually switched to it. So the only Use I can have so far is to have some text-based monitoring or console that I can watch while working on the graphic display. 

I know there are some development done for DisplayLink, but I never could get it to actually run properly. 

Yes, I tried the detailed setup described in other [posts](https://askubuntu.com/questions/3348/how-to-get-lilliput-usb-monitor-running-in-ubuntu), but they did not work, and instead crashed my X that I had to restore. 

Merci :-)

Answer: 
On Aug 3, 2015, Displaylink finally released the USB Monitor driver for Ubuntu. 

Link: <http://www.displaylink.com/downloads/ubuntu.php>

I have an AOC usb monitor and Ubuntu 14.04. After installing the driver, my usb Monitor start working. 

If the driver works for your monitor, please let other people know by posting it. Many people waiting for this driver. I've been waiting for 2 years. :-)
UPDATE: April 2019 -> DisplayLink with kernel > 5.0.5 also works.
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UPDATE: March 2019 -> DisplayLink with kernel > 4.18.20
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It is now possible to install the driver with new versions of kernels.
I am writing this after updating to **4.20.13**

You will have to use a script, however, which you can obtain from [HERE (Github)](https://github.com/AdnanHodzic/displaylink-debian).

Once you have the script, remove the currently installed driver/module and install the new version. Script will download all dependencies for you. To remove old/install new apply the below steps:

```
sudo ./displaylink-debian.sh --uninstall
sudo dkms remove evdi/1.6.0 --all -q
sudo systemctl stop dlm.service
sudo systemctl disable dlm.service
sudo rm -f /lib/systemd/system/dlm.service
sudo rmmod evdi
sudo displaylink-debian.sh --install

```

Enjoy

February 2019 -> Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
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**Installation:**

Download driver from [HERE](https://www.displaylink.com/downloads/ubuntu). Then unzip, make sure it's runable and install **(change the below file names to your versions):**

```
$ unzip DisplayLink USB Graphics Software for Ubuntu 4.4.zip
$ chmod 775 displaylink-driver-4.4.24.run
$ ./displaylink-driver-4.4.24.run

```

Thats it! Once installed you can connect your DisplayLink to the PC and it should fly.

**Few notes:**

Make sure you have **dkms** installed on your system.

```
$ sudo dpkg -l | grep dkms
ii  dkms          2.3-3ubuntu9.2        all          Dynamic Kernel Module Support Framework

```

Also note, it works perfectly with the **4.15.0-45-generic kernel**. However, I tried with the newest kernel 4.20 and the driver will not work - evdi for dkms will not compile. I haven't tried other kernels - if I try I will update the answer - but beware of this issue!

You can check your current kernel like this:

```
$ uname -r
4.15.0-45-generic

```

**EDIT: (14.02.2019)**

Ok, so I decided to try some kernels and it seems that **4.18.20-041820-generic** is the most recent working. Nothing higher worked for me.