On Fri, Jan 12, 2018 at 10:20:06AM +0100, Didier Kryn wrote: > The brightness is controlled through 3 files in > /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight, named actual_brightness, brightness > and max_brightness. > > The brightness can be controlled by writing to these files. But these > files do not exist if xfce4-power-manager isn't installed. So it seems I > need this package (or an equivalent in another DE) to be able to set a > decent brightness.
Hmmm, are you sure? I have a text only install of devuan Jessie on an external usb drive (no GUI at all), and these files do exist for me on that install when I use it on my laptop. Greg -- web site: http://www.gregn.net gpg public key: http://www.gregn.net/pubkey.asc skype: gregn1 (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) If we haven't been in touch before, e-mail me before adding me to your contacts. -- Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-mana...@eu.org _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
