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** Description changed:

  HOW TO REPRODUCE:
- 1. Boot a laptop.
- 2. Set a different screen (or keyboard) backlight brightness level.
- 3. Reboot.
+   1. Boot a laptop.
+   2. Set a different screen (or keyboard) backlight brightness level.
+   3. Reboot.
  
  RESULT:
- Backlight is not memorized.
+   Backlight is not memorized.
  
  FIX:
-   Install package from PPA
+   A. For Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and 14.04 LTS install my package from PPA
      sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nrbrtx/sysvinit-backlight
      sudo apt-get update
      sudo apt-get install sysvinit-backlight
  
- NOTES:
-   1. If you have installed previous non-deb version, please remove it carefully manually
-     sudo rm /etc/rc?.d/?25backlight /etc/init.d/brightness /etc/rc?.d/?25brightness
-   2. If you have installed previous version from my PPA on Ubuntu 14.04 and higher, please reinstall the package by:
-     sudo apt-get purge sysvinit-backlight
-     sudo apt-get install sysvinit-backlight
-   3. Version 0.1ubuntu1 supports save/restore of keyboard backlight too.
+     NOTES:
+     1. If you have installed previous non-deb version, please remove it carefully manually
+       sudo rm /etc/rc?.d/?25backlight /etc/init.d/brightness /etc/rc?.d/?25brightness
+     2. If you have installed previous version from my PPA on Ubuntu 14.04, please reinstall the package by:
+       sudo apt-get purge sysvinit-backlight
+       sudo apt-get install sysvinit-backlight
+     3. Version 0.1ubuntu1 supports save/restore of keyboard backlight too.
+ 
+   B. Ubuntu 14.10 is near EOL (really in July 2015), so users should upgrade it to Ubuntu 15.04 (see C below). 
+      My script is not compatible seems to be incompatible with this Ubuntu version - remove it with
+       sudo apt-get purge sysvinit-backlight
+       sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:nrbrtx/sysvinit-backlight
+ 
+   C. Ubuntu 15.04 has systemd-backlight@.service. It saves and restores screen and keyboard backlight levels. 
+      My script is not compatible is incompatible with this Ubuntu version.
  
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: initscripts 2.88dsf-41ubuntu5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-4.19-generic 3.13.0-rc8
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-4-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.13.1-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: i386
  CurrentDesktop: GNOME
  Date: Sun Jan 19 17:20:26 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-20 (91 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release i386 (20131016.1)
  SourcePackage: sysvinit
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2013-11-19 (61 days ago)

** Description changed:

  HOW TO REPRODUCE:
-   1. Boot a laptop.
-   2. Set a different screen (or keyboard) backlight brightness level.
-   3. Reboot.
+   1. Boot a laptop.
+   2. Set a different screen (or keyboard) backlight brightness level.
+   3. Reboot.
  
  RESULT:
-   Backlight is not memorized.
+   Backlight is not memorized.
  
  FIX:
    A. For Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and 14.04 LTS install my package from PPA
      sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nrbrtx/sysvinit-backlight
      sudo apt-get update
      sudo apt-get install sysvinit-backlight
  
-     NOTES:
-     1. If you have installed previous non-deb version, please remove it carefully manually
-       sudo rm /etc/rc?.d/?25backlight /etc/init.d/brightness /etc/rc?.d/?25brightness
+     NOTES:
+     1. If you have installed previous non-deb version, please remove it carefully manually
+       sudo rm /etc/rc?.d/?25backlight /etc/init.d/brightness /etc/rc?.d/?25brightness
      2. If you have installed previous version from my PPA on Ubuntu 14.04, please reinstall the package by:
        sudo apt-get purge sysvinit-backlight
-       sudo apt-get install sysvinit-backlight
-     3. Version 0.1ubuntu1 supports save/restore of keyboard backlight too.
+       sudo apt-get install sysvinit-backlight
+     3. Version 0.1ubuntu1 supports save/restore of keyboard backlight too.
  
-   B. Ubuntu 14.10 is near EOL (really in July 2015), so users should upgrade it to Ubuntu 15.04 (see C below). 
-      My script is not compatible seems to be incompatible with this Ubuntu version - remove it with
-       sudo apt-get purge sysvinit-backlight
-       sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:nrbrtx/sysvinit-backlight
+   B. Ubuntu 14.10 is near EOL (really in July 2015), so users should upgrade it to Ubuntu 15.04 (see C below).
+      My script seems to be incompatible with this Ubuntu version - remove it with
+       sudo apt-get purge sysvinit-backlight
+       sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:nrbrtx/sysvinit-backlight
  
-   C. Ubuntu 15.04 has systemd-backlight@.service. It saves and restores screen and keyboard backlight levels. 
-      My script is not compatible is incompatible with this Ubuntu version.
- 
+   C. Ubuntu 15.04 has systemd-backlight@.service. It saves and restores screen and keyboard backlight levels.
+      My script is not compatible is incompatible with this Ubuntu version.
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: initscripts 2.88dsf-41ubuntu5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-4.19-generic 3.13.0-rc8
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-4-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.13.1-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: i386
  CurrentDesktop: GNOME
  Date: Sun Jan 19 17:20:26 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-20 (91 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release i386 (20131016.1)
  SourcePackage: sysvinit
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2013-11-19 (61 days ago)

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Title:
  On laptops, screen brightness and keyboard backlight isn't memorized
  between sessions

Status in Dell Sputnik:
  New
Status in One Hundred Papercuts:
  Won't Fix
Status in The Linux Mint Distribution:
  Confirmed
Status in Upstart:
  Confirmed
Status in cinnamon-settings-daemon package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in gnome-settings-daemon package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in mate-settings-daemon package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in upower package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in upstart package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix

Bug description:
  HOW TO REPRODUCE:
    1. Boot a laptop.
    2. Set a different screen (or keyboard) backlight brightness level.
    3. Reboot.

  RESULT:
    Backlight is not memorized.

  FIX:
    A. For Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and 14.04 LTS install my package from PPA
      sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nrbrtx/sysvinit-backlight
      sudo apt-get update
      sudo apt-get install sysvinit-backlight

      NOTES:
      1. If you have installed previous non-deb version, please remove it carefully manually
        sudo rm /etc/rc?.d/?25backlight /etc/init.d/brightness /etc/rc?.d/?25brightness
      2. If you have installed previous version from my PPA on Ubuntu 14.04, please reinstall the package by:
        sudo apt-get purge sysvinit-backlight
        sudo apt-get install sysvinit-backlight
      3. Version 0.1ubuntu1 supports save/restore of keyboard backlight too.

    B. Ubuntu 14.10 is near EOL (really in July 2015), so users should upgrade it to Ubuntu 15.04 (see C below).
       My script seems to be incompatible with this Ubuntu version - remove it with
        sudo apt-get purge sysvinit-backlight
        sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:nrbrtx/sysvinit-backlight

    C. Ubuntu 15.04 has systemd-backlight@.service. It saves and restores screen and keyboard backlight levels.
       My script is not compatible is incompatible with this Ubuntu version.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: initscripts 2.88dsf-41ubuntu5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-4.19-generic 3.13.0-rc8
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-4-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.13.1-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: i386
  CurrentDesktop: GNOME
  Date: Sun Jan 19 17:20:26 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-20 (91 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release i386 (20131016.1)
  SourcePackage: sysvinit
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2013-11-19 (61 days ago)

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