How to Install radeontool software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

How to Install radeontool software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

radeontool software package provides utility to control ATI Radeon backlight functions on laptops, you can install in your Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install radeontool 

radeontool is installed in your system.

Make ensure the radeontool package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep radeontool *

You will get with radeontool package name, version, architecture and description in a table

radeontool package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr
Section Utilities
Package radeontool
Version 1.6.3-1
Description utility to control ATI Radeon backlight functions on laptops
Sub Section Utils


See Also, How to uninstall or remove radeontool software package from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)?