USB-C Docking Station for 2 External Monitors

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Hello all,

I have been using Linux for many years, mainly in the debian eco system, I have recently decided to use Fedora as my daily, so I decided to buy a new computer and set it up as my current machine is a little bit tired.

I am just running into 1 issue, which I cannot seem to resolve, I have been using a cheap USB-C docking station to output onto two external screens with debian for a few years now, didn’t have an issue setting this up on debian as I could download the drivers directly from the manufacturer, however they don’t seem to support Fedora as well.

I have tried various Fedora workarounds which I found online, but unfortunately, none of these have worked for me.

Now, I am not looking for anymore work arounds unless they are proven to be robust against updates etc. I would be more interested in finding out about better supported hardware that would provide me with a robust trouble free solution going forward.

So, if anyone has any recommendations based on what they are using, I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks

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Current kernels have better display support, but without details of your new computer and your monitors we can’t help. There are often limitations and tradeoffs such as using a port for laptop power reduces bandwidth available for displays and HDMI vs DisplayPort differences.

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Which drivers? USB-C docks that support USB-C DP alt mode do not require any drivers for video/gfx support. This works out of the box.
Only some USB-C docks with DisplayLink technology require special drivers.
These docks also work with any USB3/USB2 type-A port.

GitHub - displaylink-rpm/displaylink-rpm: RPM sources for the DisplayLink USB display adapters · GitHub
GitHub - DisplayLink/evdi: Extensible Virtual Display Interface · GitHub