Linux: Redshift is blinking

Question

I am using Arch linux with i3wm and picom as compositor. I would like to be able to use redshift. But when I launch redshift, it turns itself on and off every two seconds, resulting in annoying screen blinking.

What can I do to stop this blinking and use redshift in peace?

Could be having trouble with your location. Go here - http://jonls.dk/redshift/ - and look at the sample config file. — ajgringo619, Jan 09 '22 at 22:25
Maybe two instances of redshift running, that also leads to annoying blinking as they fight. — Simon Richter, Jan 10 '22 at 02:09

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 19 '22 at 23:47

Solution to my problem was to manually set my longitude and latitude in ~/.config/redshift/redshift.conf:

[manual]
lat=MYLAST
lon=MYLON

another thing to pay attention to is making sure you are running only one instance of redshift.

Thanks to @ajgringo619 and @Simon Richter for their suggestions

Linux: Redshift is blinking

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