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authorstreetturtle <streetturtle@users.noreply.github.com>2021-10-18 15:35:45 -0400
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>2021-10-18 15:35:45 -0400
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Merge pull request #308 from rng-dynamics/feature-brightnessctl
feature: add brightnessctl to brightness-widget
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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ It is possible to customize widget by providing a table with all or some of the
| Name | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `type`| `arc` | The widget type. Could be `arc` or `icon_and_text` |
-| `program` | `light` | The program used to control the brightness, either 'light' or 'xbacklight'. |
+| `program` | `light` | The program used to control the brightness, either `light`, `xbacklight`, or `brightnessctl`. |
| `step` | 5 | Step |
| `base` | 20 | Base level to set brightness to on left click. |
| `path_to_icon` | `/usr/share/icons/Arc/status/symbolic/display-brightness-symbolic.svg` | Path to the icon |
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ To choose the right `program` argument, first you need to check which of them wo
```
If you're on Ubuntu/debian and if the brightness level doesn't change, try to do this: https://github.com/haikarainen/light/issues/113#issuecomment-632638436.
+ - using `brightnessctl`:
+
+ On Ubuntu it is available in the apt repository. Install and check the ouptut of the following command.
+ ```bash
+ brightnessctl --list
+ ```
+
Then clone this repo under **~/.config/awesome/**:
```bash