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

Last updated: May 07,2024

1. Install "brightside" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install brightside on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall brightside on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                brightside
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the brightside package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: brightside
Priority: optional
Section: universe/gnome
Installed-Size: 752
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Ari Pollak
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.4.0-4.1ubuntu2
Depends: gconf-service, libasound2 (>= 1.0.16), libc6 (>= 2.4), libgconf-2-4 (>= 2.31.1), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglade2-0 (>= 1:2.6.1), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16.0), libgnome2-0 (>= 2.17.3), libgnomeui-0 (>= 2.22.0), libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.8.0), libpango1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libwnck22 (>= 1:2.22), libx11-6, gconf2 (>= 2.28.1-2)
Filename: pool/universe/b/brightside/brightside_1.4.0-4.1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 103706
MD5sum: ea0bcd5bbcb70b7443f4579ecf5a4d95
SHA1: 1e25fc73b7961935995a5eb0ecef68f857bb8f37
SHA256: 9107c76025d0cc35d8e33fae70d686d1d7204ee42008921658008a7b3b0a4fc7
Description-en: Add reactivity to the corners and edges of your GNOME desktop
Brightside provides "edge flipping" to allow you to switch to the adjacent
workspace simply by pressing your mouse against the edge of the screen.
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Brightside also allows you to assign configurable actions to occur while
you rest the mouse in a corner of the screen. Currently available actions
comprise:
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* Fade out volume
* Prevent screensaver starting
* Start screensaver and lock screen
* Enter DPMS standby mode
* Enter DPMS suspend mode
* Enter DPMS off mode
* Dim laptop backlight
* Custom action
Description-md5: 4e8b5268fe12e92edc4559284dda5202
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu