Is there anyway I can get a macbook pro 9,2 ambient light sensor working in ubuntu 20.10

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  • Clight

    A C daemon that turns your webcam into a light sensor. It will adjust screen backlight based on ambient brightness.

  • Here are two suggestions from the Arch Wiki, try Clight or macbook-lighter. Clight looks to be continuously maintained, so I'd try that one first.

  • macbook-lighter

    Macbook screen and keyboard backlight on the ambient light

  • Here are two suggestions from the Arch Wiki, try Clight or macbook-lighter. Clight looks to be continuously maintained, so I'd try that one first.

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    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

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  • lightum

    MacBook automatic light sensor daemon

  • If you still want to use lightum, you could also get it via a ppa.

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