Ubuntu Gnome 17.04 requests to know my location after every boot. I never experienced such thing with Linux distros before. Can anyone explain why this is so?
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Did you install a weather app? – Jos May 31 '17 at 07:53
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There is one pre-installed. But I get your point. – sziraqui May 31 '17 at 07:54
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It could be a weather app or program that associated with location to get it work, like @Jos said. – Liso May 31 '17 at 08:06
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There's one Weather app and Maps that will need location access. But I think it's Weather app asking for location at every boot – sziraqui May 31 '17 at 08:13
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Ubuntu GNOME 17.04 uses a feature called Night Light which uses user's location to adjust the sunset and sunrise time. It also has a weather application and colord color management tool which needs location access.
Check the screenshot below
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@sziraqui Please check the answer. GNOME Shell itself tries to use location (I think for night light) with other two applications (Color and weather) – Anwar May 31 '17 at 08:57
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2Yes you are right, Gnome Shell is asking for location permission to enable the night light. Color is disabled and Weather app asks for location only when I open it – sziraqui May 31 '17 at 11:07