How To Install spicctrl on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install spicctrl in Fedora 36. spicctrl is Sony Vaio laptop SPIC control program

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install spicctrl on Fedora 36.

What is `spicctrl`

spicctrl queries and sets a variety of parameters on Sony Vaio laptop computers, including AC Power status, battery status, screen brightness, and bluetooth device power status

We can use yum or dnf to install spicctrl on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install spicctrl.

Install spicctrl on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install spicctrl using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install spicctrl

Install spicctrl on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install spicctrl using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install spicctrl

How To Uninstall spicctrl on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the spicctrl package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove spicctrl

spicctrl Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/ed
/usr/lib/.build-id/ed/37a0d2e8c9e91ade0d96dfb8a553583ca5103c
/usr/sbin/spicctrl
/usr/share/doc/spicctrl
/usr/share/doc/spicctrl/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/spicctrl/CHANGES
/usr/share/doc/spicctrl/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man1/spicctrl.1.gz

References

spicctrl website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install spicctrl on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).