How to Install and Uninstall brightnessctl Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: April 23,2024

1. Install "brightnessctl" package

Please follow the instructions below to install brightnessctl on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall brightnessctl on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                brightnessctl
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the brightnessctl package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: brightnessctl
Version: 0.5.1-3
Installed-Size: 45
Maintainer: nicoo
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.27)
Recommends: brightness-udev
Description: Control backlight brightness
Description-md5: 046f77125da8cf4af53960488f1445e4
Multi-Arch: allowed
Homepage: https://github.com/Hummer12007/brightnessctl
Tag: admin::hardware, hardware::TODO, implemented-in::c, role::program,
system::laptop, system::mobile
Section: misc
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/b/brightnessctl/brightnessctl_0.5.1-3_amd64.deb
Size: 12128
MD5sum: 876b447225a9a1b351b7fd3a4de866d8
SHA256: e8a9fbe0a9c1818562dc34e0fe41f036a973d1a433332ba4c8e5fa973558f7eb