[Bug 2069717] [NEW] Upgrading from Ubuntu 23.10 to 24.04 fails on DisplayLink Module / evdi

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During upgrade using `sudo do-realease-upgrade`

Upgrade failed and system became unbootable.

Booting into recovery mode discovered that kernel make fails (linux-
image-6.8.0-35-generic) for module evdi which is the Dell DisplayLink
Driver


Solution:
1) Boot into recovery mode

2) Follow these instructions to remove module evdi 
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1467898/dkms-errors-when-updating-upgrading-ubuntu/1468704#1468704

3) dpkg --configure -a

4) sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

The system then recovered although the DisplayLink driver was no longer
present

As the Dell XPS range are officially covered laptops (not sure if by
Dell or Ubuntu) I thought this may be useful to resolve

Further suggestion: removing the evdi module automatically during
upgrade would at least ensure this issue does not stop the upgrade
completing. DisplayLink can be reinstalled by those who need it

** Affects: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Upgrading from Ubuntu 23.10 to 24.04 fails on DisplayLink Module / evdi 
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2069717
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