How to Install and Uninstall redshift Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "redshift" package

This tutorial shows how to install redshift on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                redshift
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "redshift" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall redshift on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                redshift
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the redshift package on Kali Linux

Package: redshift
Version: 1.12-4.2
Installed-Size: 603
Maintainer: nicoo
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.29), libdrm2 (>= 2.4.3), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.31.8), libwayland-client0 (>= 1.9.91), libx11-6, libxcb-randr0 (>= 1.3), libxcb1, libxxf86vm1
Recommends: geoclue-2.0
Size: 113200
SHA256: 32fa4c1129fe379c27a69e7364c728aba831bc04a6c24cc61ee676b7c2cbcd00
SHA1: 77a8d47211860d4d962910ce43bea538d4835796
MD5sum: f22320eab814160b746a7867f9c5cc96
Description: Adjusts the color temperature of your screen
The color temperature is set according to the position of the sun. A
different color temperature is set during night and daytime. During
twilight and early morning, the color temperature transitions smoothly
from night to daytime temperature to allow your eyes to slowly
adapt.
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This package provides the base program.
Description-md5:
Homepage: http://jonls.dk/redshift/
Tag: hardware::video, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline,
role::program, scope::utility, use::configuring
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/r/redshift/redshift_1.12-4.2_amd64.deb