How to Install and Uninstall brightd Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "brightd" package

Learn how to install brightd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall brightd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: brightd
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 78
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Andrew Shadura
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.4.1-1ubuntu1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libx11-6, libxss1
Filename: pool/universe/b/brightd/brightd_0.4.1-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 13228
MD5sum: 83c1811115d01ca75b2c8da10c4dcc34
SHA1: d2a3a224aab330bd9f023e3e209fd339a4f69b69
SHA256: e3663e89e99616fbc3625e5ff13fbb47c18b6462818851c3fb53f0357220b4a2
Description-en: daemon which regulates brightness of LCDs dynamically
The idea is taken from the way Macs behave: If a user is inactive for
a certain time, it automatically darkens the screen.
It is designed for IBM/Lenovo Thinkpads, but works with every display
which is controllable via /sys/class/backlight/.
Description-md5: f3571b8e114d9b45fc249991078649ce
Homepage: http://pberndt.com/Programme/Linux/brightd/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu