redshift is installed, but does not show in menus, and will not start
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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redshift (Ubuntu) |
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Undecided
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Bug Description
$ apt-cache policy redshift
redshift:
Installed: 1.8-0ubuntu6
Candidate: 1.8-0ubuntu6
Version table:
*** 1.8-0ubuntu6 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
However, it is not reported in the menus, nor does it show up in a search and launch (krunner)
from the commandline: $ redshift &
[1] 3236
valorie@
Started Geoclue provider `Geoclue Master'.
Using provider `geoclue'.
** (process:3236): WARNING **: Could not get location, 3 retries left.
** (process:3236): WARNING **: Could not get location, 2 retries left.
** (process:3236): WARNING **: Could not get location, 1 retries left.
** (process:3236): WARNING **: Provider does not have a valid location available.
Unable to get location from provider.
^C
[1]+ Exit 1 redshift
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: redshift 1.8-0ubuntu6
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-23-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: KDE
Date: Tue Oct 28 15:42:29 2014
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-10 (110 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140416.1)
SourcePackage: redshift
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-10-24 (4 days ago)
You need to install the redshift-gtk package which provides a graphical interface (including menu entries) for redshift. However, this is a GTK+ application and may not work properly with KDE.