I am on Mint XFCE and Redshift is just so inconsistent and I have tried its forks, also inconsistent. So instead I have been using sct in the terminal to adjust the temperature, and have set a command that resets it back to normal every time that I log on. However, I was wondering if there is a way to make it so that “sct 2750” runs every day at 10 pm or during a specific period of time.

Edit: I figured out the solution which was to create a crontab with the following line in it: 0 22 * * * env DISPLAY=:0 XAUTHORITY=$HOME/.Xauthority /usr/bin/sct 2750

  • Last@lemmy.worldEnglish
    412·
    1 year ago

    This would be a really good task for ChatGPT. It can write the script for you and teach you how it works.

    You can edit the crontab with the following command crontab -e

    Use sudo if you want to edit the root crontab

    Edit: You guys need to start using AI. It’s not going anywhere, and you’ll see how dumb it really is after like 5 minutes.

      • lloram239@feddit.deEnglish
        02·
        1 year ago

        For these kind of common oneliners ChatGPT is pretty close to perfect. The answer it gives is in fact exactly identical to what OP has in their “Edit:”.

          • lloram239@feddit.deEnglish
            11·
            1 year ago

            BingChat does that a lot due to using Bing search results, ChatGPT isn’t big enough to reproduce exact answer, it actually understand the underlying concepts.

    • jaykstah@waveform.socialEnglish
      11·
      1 year ago

      They came to this place to get an answer from a person with firsthand experience, not to be told to ask an AI

      • Last@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        1 year ago

        I’m going to go out on a limb and assume you’ve never used ChatGPT for anything. It’s much better than talking to a real person. You should try it someday.

        These are some of the things I’ve used it for in the past week:

        • Compiled a custom Linux kernel
        • Wrote comments, examples, and unit tests for my code
        • Improved network security
        • Fixed my Xorg config
        • Wrote a bunch of emails for work stuff
        • Rewrote my resume
        • Made a workout routine based on the equipment I have
        • Put together a playlist of 70s and 80s funk music, excluding well-known artists/songs
        • jaykstah@waveform.socialEnglish
          11·
          1 year ago

          I’m well aware of its capabilities and it can do a lot, undoubtedly. I just imagine that if they’re going to a social media site to ask a question the goal is to have a person give them advice rather than being told to take the question elsewhere.

          But it is what it is, my reply wasn’t meant to be a diss on ChatGPT, it’s a cool tool. Just personal preference at the end of the day. For some things I could see myself using ChatGPT for convenience, for other things where I’m not so hellbent on saving time I find it much more fulfilling to research and gain a better understanding through my own searches or from interacting with others and getting different human perspectives on a topic.