Redshift, how to get it working?

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Hello everyone I was wondering how redshift works, I currently have it installed but it does not seem to do anything to the color temperature. I also tried watching a video on how to configure it but nothing is working

Thanks so much

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By default redshift checks your time zone and adjusts according to its best guess at your preference.

Try adjusting the temperature directly with, for example

redshift -O 3500'

Lower values for the temperature give you a darker display.

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Will it automatically adjust the temperature

Thank you

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The is not really a MATE issue but…

Check the file redshift.conf. Probably in your .config directory.

The file is well documented and explains how redshift determines your display temperature. I prefer to set it directly at will. I use these aliases. (Some people are horrified by my use of dots instead of underscores but I don’t care. It’s just me here.)

alias bl='redshift -PO 3500'
alias bl.1='redshift -PO 2700'
alias bl.o='redshift -O'
alias bl.x='redshift -x'
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