How To Install brightnessctl on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install brightnessctl on Debian 12.
What is brightnessctl
brightnessctl is:
brightnessctl is a small utility to control the brightness of a screen’s backlight.
This package contains the brightnessctl utility itself.
There are three methods to install brightnessctl on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install brightnessctl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install brightnessctl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install brightnessctl
Install brightnessctl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install brightnessctl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install brightnessctl
Install brightnessctl Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install brightnessctl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install brightnessctl
How To Uninstall brightnessctl on Debian 12
To uninstall only the brightnessctl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove brightnessctl
Uninstall brightnessctl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall brightnessctl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove brightnessctl
Remove brightnessctl Configurations and Data
To remove brightnessctl configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge brightnessctl
Remove brightnessctl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove brightnessctl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge brightnessctl
Dependencies
brightnessctl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install brightnessctl package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.