{"id":5758,"date":"2016-03-27T17:23:11","date_gmt":"2016-03-27T17:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=5758"},"modified":"2016-03-27T17:23:11","modified_gmt":"2016-03-27T17:23:11","slug":"install-f-lux-in-ubuntu-16-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2016\/03\/install-f-lux-in-ubuntu-16-04\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install f.lux in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 15.10"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"install<\/a><\/p>\n

F.lux changes your computer display’s color temperature according to location and time of day. It was designed to reduce eye strain during night-time use and disruption of sleep patterns.<\/p>\n

The f.lux for Linux is a command line daemon and the GUI is an indicator applet created by Kilian Valkhof<\/a>. Though Kilian’s repository does not update anymore, you can still get the applet for Ubuntu 16.04, and Ubuntu 15.10 via below steps.<\/p>\n

\"F.lux<\/a><\/p>\n

How to Install f.lux in Ubuntu via PPA:<\/b><\/p>\n

The Linux f.lux GUI is now available in Nathan Rennie-Waldock’s PPA<\/a> for all current Ubuntu releases.<\/p>\n

1. Launch terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run below commands one by one to get it from PPA:<\/p>\n

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nathan-renniewaldock\/flux<\/pre>\n
Type in your password when it asks (no visual feedback when typing)<\/i> and hit Enter to continue.<\/p>\n
\"fluxgui-ppa\"<\/a><\/p>\n
2. Then update and install the GUI along with xflux daemon via commands:<\/p>\n
sudo apt-get update\r\n\r\nsudo apt-get install fluxgui<\/pre>\n
For those who don’t want to add PPA, download the .deb<\/b> package for your Ubuntu release from HERE<\/a><\/p>\n
3. (Optional) To remove the software, use Synaptic Package Manager or just run below command:<\/p>\n
sudo apt-get remove fluxgui<\/pre>\n
The PPA repository can be removed by going to Software & Updates -> Other Software<\/i>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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