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note about wlroots_0_18
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Since these drivers depend on binary unfree blobs, you will need to first add it to your Nix store. Go to https://www.displaylink.com/downloads/ubuntu to get the appropriate driver version and note the download URL you get after accepting the EULA.
Since these drivers depend on binary unfree blobs, you will need to first add it to your Nix store. Go to https://www.displaylink.com/downloads/ubuntu to get the appropriate driver version and note the download URL you get after accepting the EULA.


As of 2024-05-01, the current latest version for the driver can be found at https://www.synaptics.com/products/displaylink-graphics/downloads/ubuntu-6.0?filetype=exe. As of 2024-06-27, version 6.0.0 support in NixOS is pending merge of [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/317292 nixpkgs#317292]
As of 2024-05-01, the current latest version for the driver can be found at https://www.synaptics.com/products/displaylink-graphics/downloads/ubuntu-6.0?filetype=exe.


After you have downloaded the driver, run something like the following, adjusting the version number in <code>displaylink-600.zip</code> to match the version supported in NixOS at the moment:<syntaxhighlight lang="console">
After you have downloaded the driver, run something like the following, adjusting the version number in <code>displaylink-600.zip</code> to match the version supported in NixOS at the moment:<syntaxhighlight lang="console">