I'm looking for a new USB C docking station for my laptop and specifically I'm looking for one that works out of the box on linux and does the display stuff in hardware in the docking station instead of requiring drivers (EVDI) on the laptop. I currently have a setup that works, but it requires me to reinstall EVDI every time the kernel changes and while I very much appreciate the FOSS folks that make that an option for me, I would rather not have to do that and I would rather not have the system resource drain on my laptop that requires (DisplayLink is often the top CPU user on my system).
My goal is really to be able to just plug in the single USB C/Thunderbolt plug on the laptop that provides the system with power and then everything is connected to the docking station - monitor, wired network, external DVD writer, etc. I have all of this right now with a Media Gear docking station with the exception of that required DisplayLink/EVDI software.
So - I think I know what I want, but how can I know if a given docking station will require display link or if it will just work? Is what I'm asking for even possible? Do you have any suggestions of places to start or brands that are better than others?
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