How to Install and Uninstall brightness-udev Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: March 15,2025

1. Install "brightness-udev" package

This tutorial shows how to install brightness-udev on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                brightness-udev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "brightness-udev" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall brightness-udev on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


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

Package: brightness-udev
Architecture: all
Version: 0.3.1-1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/misc
Source: brightnessctl
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Nicolas Braud-Santoni
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 13
Filename: pool/universe/b/brightnessctl/brightness-udev_0.3.1-1_all.deb
Size: 2704
MD5sum: 9af724b0350e4525039540c22f37e927
SHA1: 0667f400f764b54369e19e88727c4336f9a86fb8
SHA256: 7f846f430b2516eecbb09ef190ea596812a991962de3cf0d4af7c52d4788f80a
Homepage: https://github.com/Hummer12007/brightnessctl
Description: Control backlight brightness - udev rules
Description-md5: 048ef571b6df80af09ed64a983ab18ae