How to Install and Uninstall xbacklight Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "xbacklight" package

Please follow the guidance below to install xbacklight on Kali Linux


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

Learn how to uninstall xbacklight on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                xbacklight
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xbacklight package on Kali Linux

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
Size: 12184
SHA256: ed0bbdc2b8d8d5006cb228677a4fab32dbb01761da8d312b88dc0f35c8ca114f
SHA1: 8d703ff06b6410a4df60d40a64529ada338f7364
MD5sum: a18e74c6f11f104f6bfae2ad75aeb861
Description: simple utility to set the backlight level
xbacklight is a simple command-line utility to set the backlight level
using the RandR 1.2 Backlight output property.
Description-md5:
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