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I just installed Ubuntu 17.10 (with GNOME 3) on my new HP laptop, and I noticed that the screen does not dim when the charger is unplugged.

Is there a way to set up two brightness profiles, one for AC adapter, and one for battery?

Most of the tutorials say to install tlp, but from what I notice it does not change the brightness level... it seems to increase the battery life though.

pomsky
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Martin Taleski
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  • It has been requested for TLP all right (but you may want to read the whole thing, there are several conflicts to overcome): https://github.com/linrunner/TLP/issues/190 –  Dec 01 '17 at 09:00
  • @MichaelBay, so the conclusion from this is 17.10 does not have it by default, and the TLP guys don't want to do it, because of possible conflicts – Martin Taleski Dec 01 '17 at 09:07
  • Yes, pretty much. Like so many things in life, it's complicated. –  Dec 01 '17 at 09:29

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You may use a GNOME shell extension called Dim On Battery Power.

It lets you set two separate brightness levels, one for AC, another for battery.

pomsky
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