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iggy12345 · 03-03-2024, 09:22 PM

I looked into the preinst script of the evdi package and found it was simply checking if

Code:

/opt/displaylink/evdi.tar.gz

existed, and that was causing an eror stating

Code:

Error: Another EVDI distribution detected

deleting the file allowed installation of the new version to proceed.

03-03-2024, 09:22 PM	#8
iggy12345 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2024 Posts: 1	Another Solution I looked into the preinst script of the evdi package and found it was simply checking if Code: /opt/displaylink/evdi.tar.gz existed, and that was causing an eror stating Code: Error: Another EVDI distribution detected deleting the file allowed installation of the new version to proceed.