Why I can't add redshift to startup?

Question

recently, I have discovery redshift (help your eyes hurt less if you are working in front of the screen at night)

I can run the tools using command line : redshift-gtk

I run "startup manager" : enter image description here

and I have add an entry :

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And when I restart my computer, redshift does not start when I start my computer

When I type gtk-redshift in my terminal : the programm is not found — Nymeria, Aug 19 '14 at 11:00
redshift-gtk requires at least Python 3.2 (since Redshift 1.9). Before version 1.8 redshift-gtk was known as gtk-redshift. — αғsнιη, Aug 19 '14 at 11:04
The command should anyway be redshift-gtk (see the Exec= line in its desktop file in /usr/share/applications). Since it runs from command line, it should run as a startup application as well. — Jacob Vlijm, Aug 19 '14 at 11:15
If I open : redshift-gtk.desktop, the Exec line look like : Exec=redshift-gtk — Nymeria, Aug 19 '14 at 11:27
exactly, which means you should be able to run it by the command redshift-gtk in your startup applications. Silly thought, but could you try /usr/bin/redshift? — Jacob Vlijm, Aug 19 '14 at 12:45
I have try, and it still does not work ... :( When I type : pgrep redshift : no result found — Nymeria, Aug 19 '14 at 13:08
Can you check if Startup Applications creates a starter in ~/.config/autostart? — Jacob Vlijm, Aug 19 '14 at 13:29
is the issue with redshift only? (btw, the command should indeed be redshift-gtk) — Jacob Vlijm, Aug 19 '14 at 16:20
Yes it is only with redshift, other programs (like firefox or pidgin) work fine. NB : What is the meaning of "bwt" ? (I'm not english native) — Nymeria, Aug 20 '14 at 07:23
It's look like a bug. report it as a bug. How do I report a bug — αғsнιη, Aug 20 '14 at 07:34
BTW is an acronym for By the Way, normally found in texting and chat. — Tim, Aug 20 '14 at 07:40
also @Tim Guys, I found this: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/redshift/+bug/1188961 you can try the solution down on the page: install geoclue-hostip — Jacob Vlijm, Aug 20 '14 at 08:10
@JacobVlijm , thank you, it's work fine now ! THANK YOU VERY MUCH — Nymeria, Aug 21 '14 at 08:33
I just answer now but if you want point, post your answer , I will validate your answer and delete my own — Nymeria, Aug 21 '14 at 08:40

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 20 '14 at 07:42

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You could add a cron job.

Run the command:

crontab -e

Scroll to the bottom, and add this line

@reboot redshift-gtk

Then press enter (so you have a blank line below). That should now run at startup.

answered Aug 20 '14 at 07:42

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Hello, I have do this and when I reboot, pgrep redshift return nothing, it's don't work – Nymeria Aug 20 '14 at 07:48
It must be a problem with redshift. Try /usr/bin/redshift instead of redshift. Or use a different program - I use flux. – Tim Aug 20 '14 at 07:49
/usr/bin/redshift don't work too. I think I will do it but redshift is open source, not Flux – Nymeria Aug 20 '14 at 07:54
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/usr/bin/redshift starts redshift without interface (see comments on the post) – Jacob Vlijm Aug 20 '14 at 07:55
Yes, but a process with redshift name must be created, right ? – Nymeria Aug 20 '14 at 08:00
As long as you have already set it up, even with no gui it should still work. – Tim Aug 20 '14 at 08:01
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@Nymeria absolutely (I know because I killed it :)) and Tim: it should indeed. (it does here, and if I add it to startup applications, it works here as well) – Jacob Vlijm Aug 20 '14 at 08:02
This method worked for me, but additionally, I added redshift twice to the startup applications, just in case this doesn't work for anyone they could try this. – jac1013 Aug 26 '15 at 16:26

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 21 '14 at 08:44

According to this link, it is the result of a bug. However: as suggested on the page, you can try to install geoclue-hostip, which was a solution for at least some of the users.

sudo apt-get install geoclue-hostip

Note: geoclue-hostip was installed on my system, that could be the reason why I could not reproduce the problem.

Robin · Answer 3 · 2016-11-05T18:06:34.123

I had plenty of issues trying to get redshift-gtk to autostart on my laptop (running Mint KDE 18). In the end I manged to get the right systemd configuration settings...

[Unit]
Description=Redshift display colour temperature adjustment
Documentation=http://jonls.dk/redshift/
After=display-manager.service

[Service]
Type=simple
Environment=DISPLAY=:0
ExecStart=/usr/bin/redshift-gtk -l 51.5:-0.1
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=2

[Install]
WantedBy=default.target

This should be saved as a user unit configuration file here:

~/.config/systemd/user/redshift-gtk.service

You can test the above by running:

systemctl --user start redshift-gtk

You should be able to see redshift-gtk working, or you can check that it is working by running:

systemctl --user status redshift-gtk

NOTE: see the listing at the bottom for example output.

Assuming the redshift-gtk service started correctly, you can set it to run automatically as part of the initial user login:

systemctl --user enable redshift-gtk

You can check that has worked correctly by running:

systemctl --user list-dependencies default.target

This should show something like the following (note the second line, directly below default.target):

default.target
● ├─redshift-gtk.service
● └─basic.target
●   ├─paths.target
●   ├─sockets.target
●   └─timers.target

Now when you restart you should see redshift-gtk working, but again you can check by running:

systemctl --user status redshift-gtk

Which should produce something like the following:

● redshift-gtk.service - Redshift display colour temperature adjustment
   Loaded: loaded (/home/robin/.config/systemd/user/redshift-gtk.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: active (running) since Sat 2016-11-05 17:07:28 GMT; 47s ago
     Docs: http://jonls.dk/redshift/
 Main PID: 2074 (redshift-gtk)
   CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/redshift-gtk.service
           └─2074 /usr/bin/redshift-gtk -l 51.5 -0.1

Nov 05 17:07:28 rksd-dev-01 systemd[1801]: redshift-gtk.service: Service hold-off time over, scheduling restart.
Nov 05 17:07:28 rksd-dev-01 systemd[1801]: Stopped Redshift display colour temperature adjustment.
Nov 05 17:07:28 rksd-dev-01 systemd[1801]: Started Redshift display colour temperature adjustment.

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