How to Install and Uninstall radeontool Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "radeontool" package

This is a short guide on how to install radeontool on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall radeontool on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                radeontool
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the radeontool package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: radeontool
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.6.3-1build1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Luigi Gangitano
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 320
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libpciaccess0 (>= 0.8.0+git20071002)
Filename: pool/universe/r/radeontool/radeontool_1.6.3-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 72448
MD5sum: 8156a6a45e801c0e6d5ca60af5c9136f
SHA1: f3d0197958a68178f271bb4920b4571bf46c7fcc
SHA256: a626b0666b9eedfc27b6f2b12b3ef0fd3a3694fcea4038c590e59b36104b7f83
SHA512: e78a57bc5bfe995c8e7bf02c78ebe040e1ead10cd21e6f524b1a5ec397f0b4ac1523e648718da055764ae4f8b5e26de005f6de14ab9ba9c2b1e22ca4d12ca90f
Description-en: utility to control ATI Radeon backlight functions on laptops
Radeontool is a small utility to control ATI Radeon based laptops' backlight
and external output functions. It is also able to dump the contents of
registers for debugging purposes.
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WARNING: Radeontool code has not been completely audited and may contain bugs
that could damage your hardware. Use at your own risk.
Description-md5: 9dab5a1be3d1bdd33ce8c52abf042cd3