Redshift: Question: Autostart Redshift on kUBUNTU 16.04

[GITMichaelK]

I'm a bit confused how to start Redshift: For my kUBUNTU 16.04 I installed redshift 1.10-5 and the Plasmaoid 1.0.18, where I have set the location and day / night values and the checkbox 'Autostart'. As everything is defined in the Plasmoid, I did not create a Configuration file nor any additional Autostart setting.

It's running and if I switch it manually OFF > ON or DefaultIcons OFF > ON in the Plasmaoid (lets say at 3 p.m.), brightness runs down (from approx. 4:30 p.m.) as desired. But without such clicks it stays with the "Day"-values all night.

How to run it automatically?

[breznak]

search for common "how to run an app automatically on linux", ie one solution would be adding redshift to your ~/.bashrc

[GITMichaelK]

Thanks for your response, but I couldn't solve it: I know how to add programs to autostart on kUBUNTU and did it successfully for test with firefox and filezilla.
For redshift there are installed actually:

• redshift (version 1.10): /usr/bin/redshift
• plasmoid (version 1.0.18): ~/.local/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.redshiftControl

Plasmoid having the AutoStart-option activated, which makes it starting switched ON, otherwise OFF.
Using ps -e | grep redsh I found, that if process 'redshift' is running, color-adjustment works fine, it doesn't work if that process is not running. I can start that process manually from the plasmoid, switching it from OFF to ON.
What is the right file (incl. options?) to run from AutoStart?
Actually I have there Exec=/usr/bin/redshift but this is not successful.

[breznak]

As you are running the plasmoid on KDE, I have the same setup (on Neon), and didn't have to do anything..the plasmoids autostart themselves. Can you try reinstalling redshift and the plasmoid, or search for specific kUbuntu issues?

[GITMichaelK]

Thanks for your reply and confirmation, that it works with the plasmaoid. First I tried on my NEON (VirtualMachine) where it did not work, may be caused by virtual environment. There I've seen the plasmoid in the control panel, so I went back to my normal kUBUNTU 16.04. and moved it from desktop to control panel. After restart, found the following differences:

• Redshift works now as designed and expected!
• Process 'redshift' ps -e | grep red is running now without any additional change done by myself.
  Thanks for the help your encouragement: For me the issue is solved.