[Bug 2060186] [NEW] Live USB session has non-functional menu item "Redshift"

[Tim Starling]

Public bug reported:

I downloaded the Kubuntu Noble daily ISO test image version 20240328.1
from iso.qa.ubuntu.com and booted it on my laptop. I noticed that
clicking "Utilities > Redshift" in the application menu had no obvious
effect.

When I (later) ran it from the terminal, it produced the following
output (location redacted):

$ redshift-qt
"Using provider `geoclue2'."
"Solar elevations: day above 3.0, night below -6.0"
"Temperatures: 6500K at day, 4500K at night"
"Brightness: 1.00:1.00"
"Gamma (Daytime): 1.000, 1.000, 1.000"
"Gamma (Night): 1.000, 1.000, 1.000"
"Using method `randr'."
"Location: **.** S, ***.** E"
"Color temperature: 6500K"
"Brightness: 1.00"
"Status: Enabled"
"Period: Night"
"Color temperature: 4500K"
"Location: **.** S, ***.** E"

It adjusted the screen color and continued to run, it didn't exit. I
eventually noticed that it does make a notification icon. It's a daemon
with a spurious or incorrect .desktop file.

The functionality appears to duplicate and conflict with the "night
color" feature in plasma-workspace.

If I understand it correctly, the main problem is that kubuntu-desktop
recommends redshift-qt, so it gets installed in the ISO. This package
should not be installed.

** Affects: kubuntu-meta (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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  Live USB session has non-functional menu item "Redshift"

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