brightnessctl

brightnessctl is a tool designed to configure the brightness of the screen without xbacklight or sudo, using a simple suid binary.

Installing

Clone this repository
make
sudo make install

Using

brightnessctl: prints the current brightness
brightnessctl <percent>: sets the brightness to a specific value
brightnessctl '+'<percent>: adds a specific value to the brightness
brightnessctl '-'<percent>: removes a specific value from the brightness

License

This software is released under the MIT License.