Cannot see the Preference Window Ubuntu 13.10

[verganis]

Installed flux, everything fine. The icon shows up on the bar and if I click and select Preferences nothing happens. Also the screen isn't getting any less bright so I guess flux isn't working either.

[abrenner]

Error Below:

adam@adam-mint ~ $ fluxgui 
/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/fluxgui/fluxgui.py:162: GtkWarning: Cannot transform xsetting Net/IconThemeName of type gchararray to type GdkColor

  'gtk-icon-theme-name')
/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/fluxgui/fluxgui.py:162: Warning: g_value_unset: assertion 'G_IS_VALUE (value)' failed
  'gtk-icon-theme-name')
/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/fluxgui/fluxgui.py:162: GtkWarning: Cannot transform xsetting Net/IconThemeName of type gchararray to type gint

  'gtk-icon-theme-name')
/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/fluxgui/fluxgui.py:168: Warning: /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.38.1/./gobject/gsignal.c:2475: signal 'child-added' is invalid for instance '0x2ce5210' of type 'GtkMenu'
  self.indicator.set_menu(self.setup_menu())
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/fluxgui/fluxgui.py", line 99, in open_preferences
    self.get_colortemp()
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/fluxgui/fluxgui.py", line 90, in get_colortemp
    index = self.xflux.expect("Color.*")
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pexpect.py", line 1316, in expect
    return self.expect_list(compiled_pattern_list, timeout, searchwindowsize)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pexpect.py", line 1330, in expect_list
    return self.expect_loop(searcher_re(pattern_list), timeout, searchwindowsize)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pexpect.py", line 1401, in expect_loop
    raise EOF (str(e) + '\n' + str(self))
pexpect.EOF: End Of File (EOF) in read_nonblocking(). Exception style platform.
<pexpect.spawn object at 0x2d48b50>
version: 2.4 ($Revision: 516 $)
command: /usr/bin/xflux
args: ['/usr/bin/xflux', '-z', '92617', '-k', '3400', '-nofork']
searcher: searcher_re:
    0: re.compile("Color.*")
buffer (last 100 chars): 

[derTobsch]

same Problem here:

./fluxgui
/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/fluxgui/fluxgui.py:162: GtkWarning: Cannot transform xsetting Net/IconThemeName of type gchararray to type GdkColor

'gtk-icon-theme-name')
/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/fluxgui/fluxgui.py:162: Warning: g_value_unset: assertion 'G_IS_VALUE (value)' failed
'gtk-icon-theme-name')
/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/fluxgui/fluxgui.py:162: GtkWarning: Cannot transform xsetting Net/IconThemeName of type gchararray to type gint

'gtk-icon-theme-name')

and then nothing happend. When i quit the process, this happens:
^C
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "./fluxgui", line 23, in
subprocess.call([sys.executable, path] + sys.argv[1:])
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 522, in call
return Popen(_popenargs, *_kwargs).wait()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 1375, in wait
pid, sts = _eintr_retry_call(os.waitpid, self.pid, 0)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 476, in _eintr_retry_call
return func(*args)
KeyboardInterrupt

[boozedog]

Same here!

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/fluxgui/fluxgui.py", line 99, in open_preferences
    self.get_colortemp()
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/fluxgui/fluxgui.py", line 90, in get_colortemp
    index = self.xflux.expect("Color.*")
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pexpect.py", line 1316, in expect
    return self.expect_list(compiled_pattern_list, timeout, searchwindowsize)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pexpect.py", line 1330, in expect_list
    return self.expect_loop(searcher_re(pattern_list), timeout, searchwindowsize)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pexpect.py", line 1401, in expect_loop
    raise EOF (str(e) + '\n' + str(self))
pexpect.EOF: End Of File (EOF) in read_nonblocking(). Exception style platform.
<pexpect.spawn object at 0x18f5210>
version: 2.4 ($Revision: 516 $)
command: /usr/bin/xflux
args: ['/usr/bin/xflux', '-z', '16053', '-k', '2700', '-nofork']
searcher: searcher_re:
    0: re.compile("Color.*")
buffer (last 100 chars): 
before (last 100 chars):  in _spawn
    os.execv(self.command, self.args)
OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
c

after: <class 'pexpect.EOF'>
match: None
match_index: None
exitstatus: 1
flag_eof: True
pid: 2525
child_fd: 4
closed: False
timeout: 30
delimiter: <class 'pexpect.EOF'>
logfile: <open file '/tmp/fluxlog.txt', mode 'w' at 0x17a36f0>
logfile_read: None
logfile_send: None
maxread: 2000
ignorecase: False
searchwindowsize: None
delaybeforesend: 0.05
delayafterclose: 0.1
delayafterterminate: 0.1

[raztus]

This seems to be related to the removal of the 32-bit package dependency ia32-libs from the Ubuntu repositories in 13.10. The solution appears to be either to rebuild the package to point to the new dependencies (lib32z1, lib32ncurses5, lib32bz2-1.0), or to install ia32-libs from the Ubuntu 13.04 repository. See this askubuntu.com question: http://askubuntu.com/a/394156/50450.

Note that I tried installing those new packages individually, and hit the error "libXxf86vm.so.1: cannot open shared object file". So I installed libxxf86vm1:i386 as mentioned here: #18 (comment). Then I hit another missing shared object error, and realized I was slipping down a rabbit hole.

So I gave up, and grabbed the 64-bit binary CLI daemon from http://justgetflux.com/linux.html, which runs without complaint. I'll just put it on my PATH and run xflux -z <myzip> -k 2000 at login.

[keydon]

had the same issue you guys have. finally i just replaced /usr/bin/xflux with the binary from http://justgetflux.com/linux.html and voila, indicator applet works fine now

[boozedog]

Interesting! Just tried it and it worked for me too. Thanks for the tip @keydon !

So, the steps are:

1. install fluxgui from the PPA
2. overwrite the xflux from the PPA with the 64-bit binary found at http://justgetflux.com/linux.html

Still, it'd be nice if fluxgui could be updated to use the right binary?

[derTobsch]

Also worked for me on 14.04 now. Nice Job!

[gravyboat]

This worked for me as well on 14.04. For anyone who is confused about where to get xflux we're talking about this link: https://justgetflux.com/linux/xflux64.tgz

[jc00ke]

@keydon well done, that worked for me on Xubuntu 14.04. Cheers!

[ferdinandvanwyk]

Another vote for working fix on Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS 64-bit.

[amurani]

Awesome. Finally got it working.

[cssndrx]

Working on Ubuntu 14.04. Thanks!! :) Had to chmod +x /usr/bin/xflux

[nryoung]

@keydon solution worked for me as well. It would be nice to get this fixed in the PPA.

[frodopwns]

@keydon's solution worked for me in 14.04

[acutbal]

@keydon Also worked for me with Ubuntu 14.04, so thank you very much!!!! 😄 😄

[patrickathompson]

There's nothing wrong the PPA. Most of us are running a 64-bit distros these days. In order to add 32-bit support for this application, issue the following commands:

apt-get install lib32z1 lib32ncurses5
dpkg --add-architecture i386
apt-get install libXxf86vm1:i386

This worked for me on LMDE Betsy.

[zrdw]

So great! Can anyone notify the author to update the binary?

[skolsuper]

@patrickathompson I'm running 64-bit 14.04 and having the same problem as everybody else. To me it seems likely there is something wrong with the PPA.

[fatihict]

@gravyboat Thanks! 💃

[mikegshep]

@keydon: worked for me running Ubuntu MATE 15.10. Great to see it working again. Thanks!

[fenderrex]

@boozedog how would I go about overwriting the PPA? When I to /usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/fluxgui its just python files...

[thomai]

Everything has been working for me until I accidentally removed the "f.lux indicator applet" in the panel. Now I've got the following messages after starting fluxgui on the command line:

➜  ~  fluxgui
/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/fluxgui/fluxgui.py:162: GtkWarning: Cannot transform xsetting Net/IconThemeName of type gchararray to type GdkColor

  'gtk-icon-theme-name')
/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/fluxgui/fluxgui.py:162: Warning: g_value_unset: assertion 'G_IS_VALUE (value)' failed
  'gtk-icon-theme-name')
/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/fluxgui/fluxgui.py:162: GtkWarning: Cannot transform xsetting Net/IconThemeName of type gchararray to type gint

  'gtk-icon-theme-name')

My System: Linux Mint 17.3 Cinnamon 64-bit

➜  ~  uname -a:
Linux schlepptop 3.19.0-32-generic #37~14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Thu Oct 22 09:41:40 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

So, it seems that the deletion of the icon caused these warnings.

[maximevaillancourt]

Replacing the xflux binary also works for me on Ubuntu 14.04. Thanks!

[VadymVolos]

Hello! Ubuntu 14.04 x64
It does not work for me. In steps please tell me what to do.

[maximevaillancourt]

Hi @VadymVolos! Let's do this.

1. Move to /tmp (optional):

   cd /tmp
   

2. Install fluxgui from the PPA, as explained on the official f.lux website:

   sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kilian/f.lux
   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get install fluxgui
   

3. Download the archive containing the patched xflux executable:

   wget https://justgetflux.com/linux/xflux64.tgz
   

4. Extract the downloaded archive:

   tar -xvf xflux64.tgz
   

5. Keep a backup of the original xflux executable

   sudo mv /usr/bin/xflux /usr/bin/xflux.old
   

6. Move the downloaded executable at the right place

   sudo mv xflux /usr/bin/
   

That should be it!

[hetdev]

Hi, you can try the solution in this link, it worked for me.
http://www.mathewgoldsborough.com/2013/10/28/install-flux-ubuntu-13-04-64-bit.html