How to Install and Uninstall xbacklight Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: January 11,2025

You can also install and uninstall the xbacklight on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "xbacklight" package

This guide let you learn how to install xbacklight on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "xbacklight" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall xbacklight on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xbacklight package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: xbacklight
Source: xbacklight (1.2.1-1)
Version: 1.2.1-1+b3
Installed-Size: 34
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3), libxcb-randr0 (>= 1.1), libxcb-util1 (>= 0.4.0), libxcb1
Description: simple utility to set the backlight level
Description-md5: ee1583980cceaf891cd733578507adf6
Tag: interface::commandline, role::program, scope::utility, use::configuring
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xbacklight/xbacklight_1.2.1-1+b3_amd64.deb
Size: 12184
MD5sum: a18e74c6f11f104f6bfae2ad75aeb861
SHA256: ed0bbdc2b8d8d5006cb228677a4fab32dbb01761da8d312b88dc0f35c8ca114f