I think most likely the problem is a side effect of the customizations this machine has experienced over the years. Like switching display managers multiple times, or using a non-standard kernel.
I would suggest the fastest way to a fix might be to just reinstall fresh: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/
If you need DisplayLink support for kernel 5.13 then I can confirm the 5.5 beta driver works well: https://www.synaptics.com/products/displaylink-graphics/downloads/ubuntu
I think most likely the problem is a side effect of the customizations this machine has experienced over the years. Like switching display managers multiple times, or using a non-standard kernel.
I would suggest the fastest way to a fix might be to just reinstall fresh: http:// cdimage. ubuntu. com/daily- live/current/
If you need DisplayLink support for kernel 5.13 then I can confirm the 5.5 beta driver works well: https:/ /www.synaptics. com/products/ displaylink- graphics/ downloads/ ubuntu