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Enable DisplayLink under Fedora Asahi Linux 42 the easy way

DP Alt Mode is still a "Work In Progress" for Asahi Linux. As I can no longer wait for it to be supported, I tried to look for alternatives. DisplayLink provided me a solution for my Fedora Asahi Remix installed in a MacBook Air M2 to output video to an external monitor. This blog post discusses an easy way to make DisplayLink work for Fedora Asahi Linux 42.

Note: I enabled third party repositories during installation. Also, I did this procedure in a MacBook Air M2.

  1. Open a terminal window.

  2. Issue the following commands. Provide input when necessary:

     sudo su -
     dnf update
     exit
     exit
    
  3. Reboot. And then open a terminal window again. Issue the following commands. Provide input when necessary:

     sudo su -
     wget https://github.com/displaylink-rpm/displaylink-rpm/releases/download/v6.1.1-1/fedora-41-displaylink-1.14.10-1.github_evdi.aarch64.rpm
     dnf install ./fedora-41-displaylink-1.14.10-1.github_evdi.aarch64.rpm
     exit
     exit
    
  4. You may now attach your DisplayLink adapter. Mine is a 2 port DisplayLink adapter from Vention. Enjoy.

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