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I want to make my own shortcut to increase or decrease brightness.

I don't like the default shortcut of my HP laptop (Fn + F7 to decrease and Fn + F8 to increase).

Is it possible?

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related askubuntu.com/questions/240857/… – Ciro Santilli 华涌低端人口 六四事件 法轮功 Mar 15 '16 at 11:46
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Yes I did it again! Thanks to myself!

1) Install XDoTool and Compiz 

sudo aptitude install xdotool compizconfig-settings-manager

2) Open CompizConfig Settings Manager

ccsm

3) Go to commands and add this lines: 

xdotool key XF86MonBrightnessUp  

xdotool key XF86MonBrightnessDown

enter image description here

I hope I enjoy ;-)

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This doesn't seem to exist in version 0.9.8.5. – isuldor Nov 5 '12 at 11:36
    
I have a Logitech keyboard MK700 and I am trying assign a shortcut for brightness.The Logitech keyboard is secondary and connected to a laptop wirelessly.I followed your instruction but they don't work at all.I restarted my system but still nothing. – und3rd06012 Mar 14 '13 at 16:06
    
You shouldn't need to restart for this to work. Did you remember to go to the "Key Bindings" tab and assign some shortcut to the command? Does the command work if you run it from a terminal? – desgua Mar 16 '13 at 15:15

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