Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, Samsung Tools is an open-source tool created for Samsung laptops running Linux systems. It enables the users to easily control the laptop’s bluetooth, wireless, webcam, backlight, CPU fan or special keys and perform tweaks for a better power management.
The latest version available is Samsung Tools 2.3, which has been release a while ago.
In this article I will show you how to install Samsung Tools 2.3 on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Linux Mint 16 Petra, Pinguy OS 14.04, LXLE 14.04, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Linux Lite 2.0, Peppermint Five and other Ubuntu 14.04/Ubuntu 13.10 derivative systems.
Because it is available via PPA, installing Samsung Tools 2.3 on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 13.10 and derivative systems is easy. All you have to do is add the ppa to your system, update the local repository index and install the samsung-tools package. Like this:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:voria/ppa
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install samsung-tools
Optional, to remove samsung-tools, do:
$ sudo apt-get remove samsung-tools