How to Install and Uninstall light.x86_64 Package on Fedora 38

Last updated: October 12,2024

1. Install "light.x86_64" package

Please follow the guidance below to install light.x86_64 on Fedora 38


    
        
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                light.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "light.x86_64" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall light.x86_64 on Fedora 38:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
                light.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the light.x86_64 package on Fedora 38

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Available Packages
Name : light
Version : 1.2.2
Release : 8.fc38
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 39 k
Source : light-1.2.2-8.fc38.src.rpm
Repository : fedora
Summary : Control backlight controllers
URL : http://haikarainen.github.io/light/
License : GPLv3
Description : Light is a program to control backlight controllers under GNU/Linux,
: it is the successor of lightscript, which was a bash script
: with the same purpose, and tries to maintain the same functionality.
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: Features
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: - Works excellent where other software have been proven unusable
: or problematic, thanks to how it operates internally
: and the fact that it does not rely on X.
: - Can automatically figure out the best controller to use,
: making full use of underlying hardware.
: - Possibility to set a minimum brightness value, as some controllers
: set the screen to be pitch black at a value of 0 (or higher).