Use xrandr to change brightness when you linux laptop can't use normal way

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xbrightness

Use xrandr to change brightness when you linux laptop can't use normal way

Usage

To shwo current brightnes use xbrightnes
```
❯ xbrightness
Current: 0.50
```
To set a brightnes use xbrightnes <level>, like 0.5 for 50% or 1.0 for 100%
```
❯ xbrightness 0.5
Brightness set to 0.50
```

To change current brightnes use xbrightnes <action><level> action can be + or -, like +0.1 or -0.4

❯ xbrightness +0.1
Brightness set to 0.60
❯ xbrightness -0.4
Brightness set to 0.20

Commands to install:

git clone https://github.com/flifloo/xbrightness.git
cd xbrightness
sudo make install