Recommended Displaylink Adapter?

[donjjones]

Is there a recommended adapter that actually works with Linux? Looking to run Ubuntu 16.04 in particular with one and would like to purchase the right one.

[malidlkan]

Which features do you want to use? I mean which external devices are you planning to connect and what is your base computer/notebook?

[donjjones]

Display is most important. I have some older ones that are very flaky under Linux, usually hardly ever work

[Crinos]

In my opinion, there is seldom anything that is "Plug and Play" with linux.
Most things that have a drivers will work just fine, but there is always things happening to kernel and what not, that might prevent hardware to work as intended.

I myself, have bought two HP 3005pr USB 3.0 Port Replicators. One for my office, and one back home.

I opted for this device since I have seen that others use it, and also it have the following ports:
1 x DisplayPort
1 x HDMI
1 x LAN
4 x USB 2.0
2 x USB 3.0
1 x external power input.

Can be connected via USB Type A or C (I'm using C).

[malidlkan]

I'm using the i-tec USB 3.0 docking station. Basically everything works running Ubuntu 14.04. I have got 2 external monitors, usb devices and network connected.
Sadly the DisplayLink driver causes a general high CPU usage. For more details on the high cpu issue please look at the other Linux forum threads.