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Rpi + 5 inch touch screen - dimming issue

Hi, I bought a Waveshare 5 inch DSI touchscreen to my Raspberry Pi and it worked perfect directly out of the box. The only thing I have not managed to solve yet is to get the dimming to work to conserve energy when the screen is not in use. I have downloaded the RpiDisplaySetup but it will not install. According to the instruction I need to install from the command-line but that's where I'm stuck. How do I manage to install the package then? Any other tips to manage the dimming / standby mode of the Waveshare screen?

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You need to run /data/RpiDisplaySetup/setup from a command line prompt either via SSH or a keyboard and mouse plugged into the Pi.

Running Venus OS on a Raspberry Pi isn't plug and play and does require some customization requiring command line (aka terminal) access along with unix knowledge.

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Thanks for your your reply! Unfortunately I don't have any Unix skills what so ever. Any advice on how to get back to the commandline as the Victron start screen loads automatically?
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Uninstall RpiDisplaySetup from PackageManager. That should disable the local GUI.

You might consider another GX device that requires less under the hood tweaking such as Cerbo GX.

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