Where are the brightness controls?
I installed Ubuntu 18.04 recently. I have been using Ubuntu for over 5 years I know that the brightness controls are inside the Power section in the settings but they are not there anymore. Searching for brightness still brings Power section in settings as the only result in gnome-shell but I can't seem to find it.
Can someone please tell me how I control my brightness in Ubuntu 18.04
Here is a screenshot of power tab in settings
18.04 brightness system-settings
edited May 14 '18 at 10:46
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I installed Ubuntu 18.04 recently. I have been using Ubuntu for over 5 years I know that the brightness controls are inside the Power section in the settings but they are not there anymore. Searching for brightness still brings Power section in settings as the only result in gnome-shell but I can't seem to find it.
Can someone please tell me how I control my brightness in Ubuntu 18.04
Here is a screenshot of power tab in settings
18.04 brightness system-settings
edited May 14 '18 at 10:46
Kulfy
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asked May 14 '18 at 9:59
akabhiravakabhirav
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They do exist in the power settings.
– singrium
May 14 '18 at 10:02
I am not able to find them, wait I'll attach a screenshot
– akabhirav
May 14 '18 at 10:03
1
Ahhh, It says this at the beginning...."Depending on your hardware, you can change the brightness of your screen to save power or to make the screen more readable in bright light."
– EODCraft Staff
May 14 '18 at 10:28
1
Aha, so it all depends on the hardware!
– singrium
May 14 '18 at 10:29
1
But it does not make sense, I was able to see the brightness controls in 17.10, I don't think that my 1 year old laptop is suddenly deprecated
– akabhirav
May 14 '18 at 10:46
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I installed Ubuntu 18.04 recently. I have been using Ubuntu for over 5 years I know that the brightness controls are inside the Power section in the settings but they are not there anymore. Searching for brightness still brings Power section in settings as the only result in gnome-shell but I can't seem to find it.
Can someone please tell me how I control my brightness in Ubuntu 18.04
Here is a screenshot of power tab in settings
18.04 brightness system-settings
edited May 14 '18 at 10:46
Kulfy
4,42651542
asked May 14 '18 at 9:59
akabhiravakabhirav
1,11731134
I installed Ubuntu 18.04 recently. I have been using Ubuntu for over 5 years I know that the brightness controls are inside the Power section in the settings but they are not there anymore. Searching for brightness still brings Power section in settings as the only result in gnome-shell but I can't seem to find it.
Can someone please tell me how I control my brightness in Ubuntu 18.04
Here is a screenshot of power tab in settings
18.04 brightness system-settings
18.04 brightness system-settings
edited May 14 '18 at 10:46
Kulfy
4,42651542
asked May 14 '18 at 9:59
akabhiravakabhirav
1,11731134
edited May 14 '18 at 10:46
Kulfy
4,42651542
asked May 14 '18 at 9:59
akabhiravakabhirav
1,11731134
edited May 14 '18 at 10:46
Kulfy
4,42651542
edited May 14 '18 at 10:46
Kulfy
4,42651542
edited May 14 '18 at 10:46
Kulfy
4,42651542
4,42651542
asked May 14 '18 at 9:59
akabhiravakabhirav
1,11731134
asked May 14 '18 at 9:59
akabhiravakabhirav
1,11731134
asked May 14 '18 at 9:59
akabhiravakabhirav
1,11731134
1,11731134
They do exist in the power settings.
– singrium
May 14 '18 at 10:02
I am not able to find them, wait I'll attach a screenshot
– akabhirav
May 14 '18 at 10:03
1
Ahhh, It says this at the beginning...."Depending on your hardware, you can change the brightness of your screen to save power or to make the screen more readable in bright light."
– EODCraft Staff
May 14 '18 at 10:28
1
Aha, so it all depends on the hardware!
– singrium
May 14 '18 at 10:29
1
But it does not make sense, I was able to see the brightness controls in 17.10, I don't think that my 1 year old laptop is suddenly deprecated
– akabhirav
May 14 '18 at 10:46
|
show 10 more comments
They do exist in the power settings.
– singrium
May 14 '18 at 10:02
I am not able to find them, wait I'll attach a screenshot
– akabhirav
May 14 '18 at 10:03
1
Ahhh, It says this at the beginning...."Depending on your hardware, you can change the brightness of your screen to save power or to make the screen more readable in bright light."
– EODCraft Staff
May 14 '18 at 10:28
1
Aha, so it all depends on the hardware!
– singrium
May 14 '18 at 10:29
1
But it does not make sense, I was able to see the brightness controls in 17.10, I don't think that my 1 year old laptop is suddenly deprecated
– akabhirav
May 14 '18 at 10:46
They do exist in the power settings.
– singrium
May 14 '18 at 10:02
They do exist in the power settings.
– singrium
May 14 '18 at 10:02
I am not able to find them, wait I'll attach a screenshot
– akabhirav
May 14 '18 at 10:03
I am not able to find them, wait I'll attach a screenshot
– akabhirav
May 14 '18 at 10:03
1
1
Ahhh, It says this at the beginning...."Depending on your hardware, you can change the brightness of your screen to save power or to make the screen more readable in bright light."
– EODCraft Staff
May 14 '18 at 10:28
Ahhh, It says this at the beginning...."Depending on your hardware, you can change the brightness of your screen to save power or to make the screen more readable in bright light."
– EODCraft Staff
May 14 '18 at 10:28
1
1
Aha, so it all depends on the hardware!
– singrium
May 14 '18 at 10:29
Aha, so it all depends on the hardware!
– singrium
May 14 '18 at 10:29
1
1
But it does not make sense, I was able to see the brightness controls in 17.10, I don't think that my 1 year old laptop is suddenly deprecated
– akabhirav
May 14 '18 at 10:46
But it does not make sense, I was able to see the brightness controls in 17.10, I don't think that my 1 year old laptop is suddenly deprecated
– akabhirav
May 14 '18 at 10:46
|
show 10 more comments
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I took a moment searching the problem in the internet, one of the proposed solutions :
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:apandada1/brightness-controller
sudo apt update
sudo apt install brightness-controller
Normally, after this, you will have the brightness controller. You can find it under Settings>Power menu or search it in Dash.
answered May 14 '18 at 10:59
singriumsingrium
1,182424
Nah, didn't work, but now I have a good application which allows me to change brightness for multiple monitors, huge help, but sadly not the solution I was looking for
– akabhirav
May 14 '18 at 11:08
So please mention it in an answer or a comment.
– singrium
May 14 '18 at 11:10
Mention what? I just want the brightness control bar to show up as it did in 17.10 for me
– akabhirav
May 14 '18 at 11:15
I mean mention the name of the application.
– singrium
May 14 '18 at 11:18
2
Wait I think I did not convey the message properly. I meant that the application you suggestedbrightness-controlleris a good one. Helped me
– akabhirav
May 14 '18 at 11:19
add a comment |
This was fixed in a recent update. I am not sure which package was updated to fix this. So yeah I'm closing this question
answered Aug 28 '18 at 14:49
akabhiravakabhirav
1,11731134
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I took a moment searching the problem in the internet, one of the proposed solutions :
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:apandada1/brightness-controller
sudo apt update
sudo apt install brightness-controller
Normally, after this, you will have the brightness controller. You can find it under Settings>Power menu or search it in Dash.
answered May 14 '18 at 10:59
singriumsingrium
1,182424
Nah, didn't work, but now I have a good application which allows me to change brightness for multiple monitors, huge help, but sadly not the solution I was looking for
– akabhirav
May 14 '18 at 11:08
So please mention it in an answer or a comment.
– singrium
May 14 '18 at 11:10
Mention what? I just want the brightness control bar to show up as it did in 17.10 for me
– akabhirav
May 14 '18 at 11:15
I mean mention the name of the application.
– singrium
May 14 '18 at 11:18
2
Wait I think I did not convey the message properly. I meant that the application you suggestedbrightness-controlleris a good one. Helped me
– akabhirav
May 14 '18 at 11:19
add a comment |
I took a moment searching the problem in the internet, one of the proposed solutions :
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:apandada1/brightness-controller
sudo apt update
sudo apt install brightness-controller
Normally, after this, you will have the brightness controller. You can find it under Settings>Power menu or search it in Dash.
answered May 14 '18 at 10:59
singriumsingrium
1,182424
Nah, didn't work, but now I have a good application which allows me to change brightness for multiple monitors, huge help, but sadly not the solution I was looking for
– akabhirav
May 14 '18 at 11:08
So please mention it in an answer or a comment.
– singrium
May 14 '18 at 11:10
Mention what? I just want the brightness control bar to show up as it did in 17.10 for me
– akabhirav
May 14 '18 at 11:15
I mean mention the name of the application.
– singrium
May 14 '18 at 11:18
2
Wait I think I did not convey the message properly. I meant that the application you suggestedbrightness-controlleris a good one. Helped me
– akabhirav
May 14 '18 at 11:19
add a comment |
I took a moment searching the problem in the internet, one of the proposed solutions :
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:apandada1/brightness-controller
sudo apt update
sudo apt install brightness-controller
Normally, after this, you will have the brightness controller. You can find it under Settings>Power menu or search it in Dash.
answered May 14 '18 at 10:59
singriumsingrium
1,182424
I took a moment searching the problem in the internet, one of the proposed solutions :
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:apandada1/brightness-controller
sudo apt update
sudo apt install brightness-controller
Normally, after this, you will have the brightness controller. You can find it under Settings>Power menu or search it in Dash.
answered May 14 '18 at 10:59
singriumsingrium
1,182424
answered May 14 '18 at 10:59
singriumsingrium
1,182424
answered May 14 '18 at 10:59
singriumsingrium
1,182424
answered May 14 '18 at 10:59
singriumsingrium
1,182424
1,182424
Nah, didn't work, but now I have a good application which allows me to change brightness for multiple monitors, huge help, but sadly not the solution I was looking for
– akabhirav
May 14 '18 at 11:08
So please mention it in an answer or a comment.
– singrium
May 14 '18 at 11:10
Mention what? I just want the brightness control bar to show up as it did in 17.10 for me
– akabhirav
May 14 '18 at 11:15
I mean mention the name of the application.
– singrium
May 14 '18 at 11:18
2
Wait I think I did not convey the message properly. I meant that the application you suggestedbrightness-controlleris a good one. Helped me
– akabhirav
May 14 '18 at 11:19
add a comment |
Nah, didn't work, but now I have a good application which allows me to change brightness for multiple monitors, huge help, but sadly not the solution I was looking for
– akabhirav
May 14 '18 at 11:08
So please mention it in an answer or a comment.
– singrium
May 14 '18 at 11:10
Mention what? I just want the brightness control bar to show up as it did in 17.10 for me
– akabhirav
May 14 '18 at 11:15
I mean mention the name of the application.
– singrium
May 14 '18 at 11:18
2
Wait I think I did not convey the message properly. I meant that the application you suggestedbrightness-controlleris a good one. Helped me
– akabhirav
May 14 '18 at 11:19
Nah, didn't work, but now I have a good application which allows me to change brightness for multiple monitors, huge help, but sadly not the solution I was looking for
– akabhirav
May 14 '18 at 11:08
Nah, didn't work, but now I have a good application which allows me to change brightness for multiple monitors, huge help, but sadly not the solution I was looking for
– akabhirav
May 14 '18 at 11:08
So please mention it in an answer or a comment.
– singrium
May 14 '18 at 11:10
So please mention it in an answer or a comment.
– singrium
May 14 '18 at 11:10
Mention what? I just want the brightness control bar to show up as it did in 17.10 for me
– akabhirav
May 14 '18 at 11:15
Mention what? I just want the brightness control bar to show up as it did in 17.10 for me
– akabhirav
May 14 '18 at 11:15
I mean mention the name of the application.
– singrium
May 14 '18 at 11:18
I mean mention the name of the application.
– singrium
May 14 '18 at 11:18
2
2
Wait I think I did not convey the message properly. I meant that the application you suggested
brightness-controller is a good one. Helped me– akabhirav
May 14 '18 at 11:19
Wait I think I did not convey the message properly. I meant that the application you suggested
brightness-controller is a good one. Helped me– akabhirav
May 14 '18 at 11:19
add a comment |
This was fixed in a recent update. I am not sure which package was updated to fix this. So yeah I'm closing this question
answered Aug 28 '18 at 14:49
akabhiravakabhirav
1,11731134
add a comment |
This was fixed in a recent update. I am not sure which package was updated to fix this. So yeah I'm closing this question
answered Aug 28 '18 at 14:49
akabhiravakabhirav
1,11731134
add a comment |
This was fixed in a recent update. I am not sure which package was updated to fix this. So yeah I'm closing this question
answered Aug 28 '18 at 14:49
akabhiravakabhirav
1,11731134
This was fixed in a recent update. I am not sure which package was updated to fix this. So yeah I'm closing this question
answered Aug 28 '18 at 14:49
akabhiravakabhirav
1,11731134
answered Aug 28 '18 at 14:49
akabhiravakabhirav
1,11731134
answered Aug 28 '18 at 14:49
akabhiravakabhirav
1,11731134
answered Aug 28 '18 at 14:49
akabhiravakabhirav
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They do exist in the power settings.
– singrium
May 14 '18 at 10:02
I am not able to find them, wait I'll attach a screenshot
– akabhirav
May 14 '18 at 10:03
1
Ahhh, It says this at the beginning...."Depending on your hardware, you can change the brightness of your screen to save power or to make the screen more readable in bright light."
– EODCraft Staff
May 14 '18 at 10:28
1
Aha, so it all depends on the hardware!
– singrium
May 14 '18 at 10:29
1
But it does not make sense, I was able to see the brightness controls in 17.10, I don't think that my 1 year old laptop is suddenly deprecated
– akabhirav
May 14 '18 at 10:46