How to Install and Uninstall xbacklight Package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "xbacklight" package

This tutorial shows how to install xbacklight on openSuSE Tumbleweed


    
        
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                sudo zypper refresh
            
                    
    
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                sudo zypper install
            
                        
                xbacklight
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "xbacklight" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall xbacklight on openSuSE Tumbleweed:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
                xbacklight
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xbacklight package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Information for package xbacklight:
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Repository : openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
Name : xbacklight
Version : 1.2.3-3.1
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 21.0 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : xbacklight-1.2.3-3.1.src
Upstream URL : https://xorg.freedesktop.org/
Summary : Utility to adjust the screen backlight brightness
Description :
Xbacklight is used to adjust the backlight brightness where supported.
It uses the RandR extension to find all outputs on the X server
supporting backlight brightness control and changes them all in the
same way.