F.lux: Make long nights easier on your eyes!

ConnorCG · 2012-05-09 04:16:38

F.lux is a program that changes the color temperature of your monitor based on the time of day. At night you will get a more orange, warm temperature. This makes using Crunchbang, or any OS for that matter easier on your eyes at night.

To install:

wget http://secure.herf.org/flux/xflux.tgz
tar -xvzf xflux.tgz
sudo cp xflux /usr/local/bin
sudo chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/xflux

to run:

xflux -z zipcode
xflux -l lat -g long

I've added "xflux -z 03079", for example, to Openbox' autostart. I've been using F.lux for over a year now, and it really does make a huge difference for me.

Last edited by ConnorCG (2012-05-09 04:17:21)

machinebacon · 2012-05-09 04:40:34

Is this like redshift? http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/redshift

ConnorCG · 2012-05-09 04:45:52

It seems to be just like it, yeah. I had never heard of redshift. I'm so used to using F.lux on Windows and OS X that I didn't even think to look for an alternative.

machinebacon · 2012-05-09 04:56:48

#! users are like cockroaches, spending the whole day in a cellar, we don't need such kind of software big_smile Kiddin'

ConnorCG · 2012-05-09 04:59:52

Well, it turns out redshift was inspired by F.lux, so I'm not a totally bad person. neutral

machinebacon · 2012-05-09 05:05:17

Honestly speaking, I have discovered redshift thanks to fellow user Sunfizz in one of his scripts.
And no...
...you are not a bad person at all big_smile

rhowaldt · 2012-05-09 07:32:50

hey, cool, i used f.lux on Windows, had no idea it was also available for Linux! thanks Connor!

sunfizz98 · 2012-05-09 09:55:26

f.lux gives a more natural incadescent orange glow whereas redshift gives a red glow. Both help prevent your retinas from burning at night. Both are great apps.

I don't normally use windows, but when I do, I use f.lux.

Last edited by sunfizz98 (2012-05-09 09:57:31)

rhowaldt · 2012-05-09 11:25:15

^ i have to use Windows in an upcoming theatre-show because of troubles with my soundcard in that particular environment. since i'll be doing the show under low lighting, good reminder to install f.lux on there...

rhowaldt · 2012-05-09 16:48:55

@Conner: a small thing i ran into:

[18:43:19]$ wget http://secure.herf.org/flux/xflux.tgz
[..]
Connecting to herf.org|209.151.233.98|:443... connected.
ERROR: certificate common name “secure.herf.org” doesn’t match requested host name “herf.org”.
To connect to herf.org insecurely, use ‘--no-check-certificate’.

[18:47:01]$ wget http://secure.herf.org/flux/xflux.tgz --no-check-certificate
[..]
WARNING: certificate common name “secure.herf.org” doesn’t match requested host name “herf.org”.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 333728 (326K) [application/x-gzip]
Saving to: “xflux.tgz”

100%[======================================>] 333,728      221K/s   in 1.5s    

2012-05-09 18:47:22 (221 KB/s) - “xflux.tgz” saved [333728/333728]

root · 2012-05-09 17:02:13

machinebacon wrote:

Honestly speaking, I have discovered redshift thanks to fellow user Sunfizz in one of his scripts.

Same for me.
At first glance it seemed way to red for my taste, but I used it for several hours nonetheless and was impressed.

It will definately find its way on my desktop.

/

sunfizz98 · 2012-05-09 21:59:24

@root
remember to set your location or it might be too red during certain times of the day.

CBizgreat! · 2012-05-09 22:28:05

Add another kewl and thanks here ...

Haven't managed to tame a couple wm's fully. Might try this ... as sometimes at night lately, starting to feel like my eyeballs are gonna melt and dribble outta me head. tongue Dang nix is amazing and da good ole #! community, as always digging up kewl stuff to share !

Vl# ! smile

root · 2012-05-09 22:36:12

@sunfizz98
I set my location and it worked flawlessly.
It is just very red, but I don't mind.
As far as I know it would not even work without setting your location.

/

Last edited by root (2012-05-09 22:36:32)

jens · 2012-05-10 05:48:03

ConnorCG, ty for sharing this with us !

being deeply interested in user-friendly interfaces, ergonomics and human-centered GUI design, i've installed this yesterday afternoon and found to like it quite a lot ! smile

CBizgreat!, i know exactly what you're talking about.
technology must adapt to humans, and not vice-versa, like many people tend to think.
this is a perfect example. a simple, yet very useful tool.

Last edited by jens (2012-05-10 05:49:59)

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