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

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "xbacklight" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install xbacklight on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall xbacklight on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: xbacklight
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.2.1-1build2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 28
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libxcb-randr0 (>= 1.1), libxcb-util1 (>= 0.4.0), libxcb1
Filename: pool/universe/x/xbacklight/xbacklight_1.2.1-1build2_amd64.deb
Size: 8348
MD5sum: 48b61acca80cee9071a80bfeb71e2c9c
SHA1: 574c83d5b02f798ea3bca40851cf8ea45c95890e
SHA256: a4d89987992a9a70bda220bba875e36605427ac913ff12bd457b74261178c7c3
SHA512: 3377fe68b7ffadda40ea43a2b8cb533d7b3dbf5fa7cd44f8c8ad59c0503232f4d43607f38dcf973256ecf2f30cbddcf3a79a8796c441c9fa04afb92de0def98a
Description-en: 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: ee1583980cceaf891cd733578507adf6