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brightnessctl

Program to read and control device brightness

About brightnessctl

Program to read and control device brightness

This project links 21 native package records across 10 recorded operating-system releases. Compare the retained versions and architectures below, then open the package for your own release.

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Alpine Linux 3.21: 4 package records; Alpine Linux 3.22: 4 package records; Alpine Linux 3.23: 4 package records; Debian 12 (Bookworm): 2 package records; Debian 13 (Trixie): 2 package records; Fedora 43: 1 package records; Fedora 44: 1 package records; openSUSE Leap 15.6: 1 package records; openSUSE Leap 16.0: 1 package records; openSUSE Tumbleweed: 1 package records. Catalog coverage diagram, not an application screenshot.brightnessctl: recorded package coverageAlpine Linux 3.214 recordsAlpine Linux 3.224 recordsAlpine Linux 3.234 recordsDebian 12 (Bookworm)2 recordsDebian 13 (Trixie)2 recordsFedora 431 recordsFedora 441 recordsopenSUSE Leap 15.61 records
OpenFactory diagram of linked package records. The first eight releases are shown; all 10 appear below. It is not an application screenshot.

Project identity

Project
brightnessctl
Publisher
Not authoritatively mapped
Native package records
21
Operating systems
alpine-linux-3-21, alpine-linux-3-22, alpine-linux-3-23, debian-12, debian-13, fedora-43, fedora-44, opensuse-leap-15-6, opensuse-leap-16-0, opensuse-tumbleweed
License expression
MIT
Metadata completeness
70/100 (not a software quality rating)
Homepage
Visit upstream site
Source repository
Open source repository

Source-reported description

The fullest retained description is shown with its source. Distribution packaging descriptions may include downstream details.

This program allows you read and control device brightness. Devices, by default, include back-light and LEDs (searched for in corresponding classes). It can also preserve current brightness before applying the operation, allowing for use cases like disabling back-light on lid close.

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Packages by operating system

Compare recorded versions, then open a package for dependency, file, checksum, and repository evidence. Version strings are distribution-specific, not a ranking of newer software.

Alpine Linux 3.21

  1. brightnessctl

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source brightnessctl

    0.5.1-r7

    Program to read and control device brightness

    aarch64x86_64v3.21
  2. brightnessctl-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source brightnessctl

    0.5.1-r7

    Program to read and control device brightness (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.21
  3. brightnessctl-openrc

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source brightnessctl

    0.5.1-r7

    Program to read and control device brightness (OpenRC init scripts)

    aarch64x86_64v3.21
  4. brightnessctl-udev

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source brightnessctl

    0.5.1-r7

    Program to read and control device brightness (udev rules)

    aarch64x86_64v3.21

Alpine Linux 3.22

  1. brightnessctl

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source brightnessctl

    0.5.1-r7

    Program to read and control device brightness

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  2. brightnessctl-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source brightnessctl

    0.5.1-r7

    Program to read and control device brightness (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  3. brightnessctl-openrc

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source brightnessctl

    0.5.1-r7

    Program to read and control device brightness (OpenRC init scripts)

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  4. brightnessctl-udev

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source brightnessctl

    0.5.1-r7

    Program to read and control device brightness (udev rules)

    aarch64x86_64v3.22

Alpine Linux 3.23

  1. brightnessctl

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source brightnessctl

    0.5.1-r8

    Program to read and control device brightness

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  2. brightnessctl-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source brightnessctl

    0.5.1-r8

    Program to read and control device brightness (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  3. brightnessctl-openrc

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source brightnessctl

    0.5.1-r8

    Program to read and control device brightness (OpenRC init scripts)

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  4. brightnessctl-udev

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source brightnessctl

    0.5.1-r8

    Program to read and control device brightness (udev rules)

    aarch64x86_64v3.23

Debian 12 (Bookworm)

  1. brightnessctl

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / misc

    0.5.1-3

    Control backlight brightness

    amd64arm64bookworm
  2. brightness-udev

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / misc / source brightnessctl

    0.5.1-3

    Control backlight brightness - udev rules

    allbookworm

Debian 13 (Trixie)

  1. brightnessctl

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / misc / source brightnessctl

    0.5.1-3.1+b1

    Control backlight brightness

    amd64arm64trixie
  2. brightness-udev

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / misc / source brightnessctl

    0.5.1-3.1

    Control backlight brightness - udev rules

    alltrixie

Fedora 43

  1. brightnessctl

    Fedora 43 / Unspecified / source brightnessctl

    0.5.1-14.fc43

    Read and control device brightness

    aarch64x86_6443

Fedora 44

  1. brightnessctl

    Fedora 44 / Unspecified / source brightnessctl

    0.5.1-16.fc44

    Read and control device brightness

    aarch64x86_6444

openSUSE Leap 15.6

  1. brightnessctl

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / Unspecified / source brightnessctl

    0.5.1-bp156.3.7

    Tool to read and control device brightness

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-15.6

openSUSE Leap 16.0

  1. brightnessctl

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / Unspecified / source brightnessctl

    0.5.1-bp160.1.3

    Tool to read and control device brightness

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-16.0

openSUSE Tumbleweed

  1. brightnessctl

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / Unspecified / source brightnessctl

    0.5.1-1.24

    Tool to read and control device brightness

    x86_64tumbleweed

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Mapping provenance

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