How to Install and Uninstall brightd Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 05,2024

You can also install and uninstall the brightd on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "brightd" package

Please follow the guidance below to install brightd on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Learn how to uninstall brightd on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: brightd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.4.1-4
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Andrej Shadura
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 53
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.27), libx11-6, libxss1
Filename: pool/universe/b/brightd/brightd_0.4.1-4_amd64.deb
Size: 14148
MD5sum: 02b43f43854a0491b37982908add008f
SHA1: 71e2d046510370a5757963cdf5f24bcf805b1e34
SHA256: f06336402db568576034350cc6d212317e8ee84d1c6bb1d9029f090b94b99cca
SHA512: e529942052e5653a3c80207062cff217a9709fedeaca4adb17ab5a149c77ae558b24ca93e60b3bcd5b4c6f1afd794b9046225689f65e2e204a62432b7d627570
Homepage: https://pberndt.com/Programme/Linux/brightd/
Description: daemon which regulates brightness of LCDs dynamically
Description-md5: f3571b8e114d9b45fc249991078649ce