How to Install and Uninstall brightnessctl Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "brightnessctl" package

This is a short guide on how to install brightnessctl on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall brightnessctl on Kali Linux:


    
        
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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 Kali Linux

Package: brightnessctl
Version: 0.5.1-3.1
Installed-Size: 45
Maintainer: nicoo
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Recommends: brightness-udev
Size: 11880
SHA256: 69a8d5621acf61c3276f9750d2db07daccd9027d8c70b1893def7f765ab41838
SHA1: cdbbe7e6ab9ce4d4ca19514a1b23da5f97761ac5
MD5sum: 0a9255ad35596a70886b8274c17a3204
Description: Control backlight brightness
brightnessctl is a small utility to control the brightness
of a screen's backlight.
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This package contains the brightnessctl utility itself.
Description-md5:
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_0.5.1-3.1_amd64.deb