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Update DisplayLink driver information (#736)
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Expand Up @@ -69,35 +69,35 @@ Community members have reported that the following docks work with our products:
- Ethernet and DVI ports not tested.
- [Plugable UD-ULTCDL Dock](https://plugable.com/products/ud-ultcdl/) [[community-tested](https://github.com/system76/docs/pull/518) on an NVIDIA system]

## For Intel systems
<sup>1</sup> Does not need the DisplayLink Driver installed to work.
<sup>2</sup> On the Gazelle 15 (gaze15), requires GTX 1660 Ti graphics for video output via DisplayPort over USB-C.
<sup>3</sup> NVIDIA cards have some minor graphic issues with what is rendered under the mouse as well as scrollbars.

## Installing the DisplayLink Driver

**Note:** The DisplayLink driver should only be installed if you are using a docking station that requires it. The DisplayLink driver may cause graphical issues with non-DisplayLink devices.

You'll need to install the 'dkms' package to install DisplayLink Driver. The NVIDIA Driver installs this package automatically.
On Intel or AMD graphics systems, you'll need to install the 'dkms' package to install DisplayLink driver. On NVIDIA graphics systems, the NVIDIA driver installs this package automatically.

```bash
sudo apt install dkms
```

## Installing DisplayLink Driver
Download the newest [DisplayLink driver](http://www.displaylink.com/downloads/ubuntu) from the linked webpage.

To download the newest [DisplayLink driver](http://www.displaylink.com/downloads/ubuntu) with the link in orange.

To install the DisplayLink Driver, open the Terminal and move to the Downloads directory (the version for the driver may change, so look at the file name and change it accordingly):
To install the DisplayLink driver, open the Terminal and move to the Downloads directory (the version for the driver may change, so look at the file name and change it accordingly):

```bash
cd Downloads
unzip DisplayLink\ USB\ Graphics\ Software\ for\ Ubuntu\ 5.2.zip
sudo chmod +x displaylink-driver-5.2.14.run
sudo ./displaylink-driver-5.2.14.run
unzip DisplayLink\ USB\ Graphics\ Software\ for\ Ubuntu5.4-EXE.zip
sudo chmod +x displaylink-driver-5.4.0-55.153.run
sudo ./displaylink-driver-5.4.0-55.153.run
```

To uninstall the DisplayLink driver this command will be used:
To uninstall the DisplayLink driver, use this command:

```bash
sudo displaylink-installer uninstall
```

For installing the NVIDIA Driver that we provide you can use this support article: [System76 NVIDIA Driver](/articles/system76-driver).

<sup>1</sup> Does not need the DisplayLink Driver installed to work.
<sup>2</sup> On the Gazelle 15 (gaze15), requires GTX 1660 Ti graphics for video output via DisplayPort over USB-C.
<sup>3</sup> NVIDIA cards have some minor graphic issues with what is rendered under the mouse as well as scrollbars.
To install the NVIDIA driver that we provide, see the [System76 NVIDIA Driver](/articles/system76-driver) support article.

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