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    Where to adjust screen brightness in Ubuntu ?

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by Laptopaddict, Sep 7, 2009.

  1. Laptopaddict

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    I searched in the help section but did not find anything..
     
    Laptopaddict, Sep 7, 2009
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    I use my normal brightness keys...do you have your keyboard layout selected under System>Preferences>Keyboard>Layout ?
     
    theZoid, Sep 7, 2009
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    The Fn keys should work just fine. Another thing you can do is install the brightness applet to one of your taskbars.
     
    v1k1ng1001, Sep 7, 2009
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    Do you have the right video drivers installed? On some notebooks the brightness keys are controlled by the video driver.
     
    Th3_uN1Qu3, Sep 9, 2009
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