--- title: Install Elgato cli keylight-control (unofficial) on Kubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of Elgato cli keylight-control (unofficial) for on Kubuntu - cli tool for Elgato KeyLight url: https://snapcraft.io/install/keylight-control/kubuntu --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install Elgato cli keylight-control (unofficial) on **Kubuntu** # Elgato cli keylight-control (unofficial) (keylight-control) [Tim Richardson (tim-richardson)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/tim-richardson "View all snaps from Tim Richardson (tim-richardson)") * [Tim Richardson (tim-richardson)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/tim-richardson "View all snaps from Tim Richardson (tim-richardson)") * [Utilities](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=utilities) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/keylight-control/kubuntu#install) #### cli tool for Elgato KeyLight Unofficial cli tool for Elgato KeyLight. Uses avahi to find the light. Set brightness and color temperature. usage: `keylight-control [-h] [--bright BRIGHT] [--temp TEMP] [--ip IP]` `--bright 0` turns the light off. In this case, settings are not saved (so that `keylight-control` with no parameters simply restores the last settings) `--ip auto` uses avahi to find the IP address. Once found, it will be saved, so if the IP address is static, it's faster to subsequently omit `--ip` It assumes there is only one such light (at this stage). If any parameter is skipped, the last saved value will be used. Settings are saved. In a future release, you will be able to provide a named profile to use saved settings. options: ``` -h, --help show this help message and exit --bright BRIGHT set brightness, 0 to 100. 0 will turn light off --temp TEMP set color K. Range is 2900K to 7000K --ip IP Use auto to find it with avahi aka zeroconf. # Credit to https://github.com/adamesch/elgato-key-light-api for work done in documenting the REST-style API. ``` ### Package name * keylight-control --- ### License * GPL-3.0 --- ### Last updated * 10 October 2023 - latest/stable * 9 October 2023 - latest/beta This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues. --- ### Websites * [github.com/timrichardson/keylight\_control\_unofficial](https://github.com/timrichardson/keylight_control_unofficial "https://github.com/timrichardson/keylight_control_unofficial") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/keylight-control/kubuntu#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on Kubuntu and install Elgato cli keylight-control (unofficial) Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully. Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions. ### Enable snapd If you’re running [Kubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)](https://kubuntu.org/) or later, including [Kubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BionicBeaver/ReleaseNotes/Kubuntu) and [Kubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CosmicCuttlefish/ReleaseNotes/Kubuntu), you don’t need to do anything. Snap is already installed and ready to go. Versions of Kubuntu between [14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)](https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-14-04-lts) and [15.10 (Wily Werewolf)](https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-15-10) don’t include *snap* by default, but *snap* can be installed from the command line as follows: ``` sudo apt update sudo apt install snapd ``` ### Install Elgato cli keylight-control (unofficial) To install Elgato cli keylight-control (unofficial), simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install keylight-control ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### More things to do… #### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store) Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap. #### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs) Interested to find out more about snaps? Want to publish your own application? 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