How to Install and Uninstall brightd Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "brightd" package

This tutorial shows how to install brightd on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall brightd on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                brightd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the brightd package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: brightd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.4.1-1ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Andrew Shadura
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 48
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.27), libx11-6, libxss1
Filename: pool/universe/b/brightd/brightd_0.4.1-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 13872
MD5sum: be28f659a0e598f539a45f89c30f9e55
SHA1: f353ce5df165d508124df5d6650c9c50f8394c73
SHA256: 73e61c0d2f4a3073a364ea786ac171893a30ba281b567b689a8dd128786918d4
Homepage: http://pberndt.com/Programme/Linux/brightd/
Description: daemon which regulates brightness of LCDs dynamically
Description-md5: f3571b8e114d9b45fc249991078649ce