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Title: How to disable automatic brightness adjustment in Ubuntu 14.04?
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From Ubuntu Website laptops with integrated light sensors can be controlled through the Settings -> Power -> Automatic Brightness option.

Additionally you usually can completely turn off the ambient light sensor in BIOS which I believe most people would do who are annoyed by the feature.

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