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Will USB 3.0 video adapter work with Ubuntu?

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I am thinking about buying a USB 3.0 video adapter (like those) to use with my laptop, when it is docked in a docking station. Docking station only has one video output (DisplayPort), but maybe I could have a second one via a USB 3.0 video adapter.

How well (if at all) do those work in Ubuntu? What kind of performance can I expect? (I intend to use a second monitor for programming and office work, not very demanding applications video-performance-wise, but it would be nice to know what can I expect: is playing video not out of the question? Games?)

Any specific recommendations?

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answered 2 Years ago izeeas · Accepted Answer

Edit: DisplayLink now offers updated drivers that support their newer chips on Ubuntu. They have updated their software across the board to work with most major desktop and mobile platforms almost two years ago.

Allmost all of these devices are based on DisplayLink chips and far as I know the USB 3.0 chips are still not supported in Linux and probably never will as DisplayLink seems to have no interest in working with FOSS developers.

As some disappointed users in the forums pointed out, this technology may become obsolete with newer devices that support the daisy chaining functionality of upcoming versions of the DisplayPort standard.