Redshift (Location Unknown) work around

[g5494]

Hi. Ive been fooling around with this apt (Redshift) for day's trying to get it to work while trying all the ideas given in this place and other google places to no avail...I'm running Linux Mint 20.1...While I haven't found the exact problem to why it doesn't function for me properly on auto-start, I can tell you that I went to :Start up Applications, highlighted Redshift, went to the bottom of the page and clicked run on the outer right hand icon that looks like a gear & says run when highlighted and voila it immediately turned on to night time settings and dimmed accordingly....I have glaucoma and daytime brightness affects me severely so maybe this could help others and help lead to fixing this pesky little bug, because while the topic seems closed on it, I've yet to see any single solution.

Best of luck

[AZgl1800]

I had cataracts, and after they were replaced with new lenses, the ambient light outside just kills me.

so, I set up Redshift to work Manually. the Location thing does not work properly.

this is the setting I use 98% of the time:

the other settings I use, rarely though, are:

Redshift Evening.png (15.32 KiB) Viewed 661 times

Redshift Morning.png (15.58 KiB) Viewed 661 times

as you can see, I use the kybd shortcuts to assign a key sequence for each setting.

• Cntl-Alt-B is for Bedtime or the total lack of Blue
  Cntl-Alt-E for Evening
  Cntl-Alt-M for Morning ( this only gets used when it is totally white outside and the screen seems dim.

I keep the Screen Brightness control at Minimum

[Gruppo Sportivo]

Redshift (Location Unknown)

In your personal folder,make the hidden folder .config visible (key: ctrl+h) and open this folder.
Create a new folder and give it the name: redshift (Note: without a capital letter at the beginning)

then go to https://github.com/jonls/redshift/wiki/ ... nf-example,and copy the script and save it in the folder just created
Find the coordinates of your city and enter them in ¨your location¨.