Linux Color Management Guide

Complete beginner-friendly guide to color management on Linux, covering Arch Linux, CachyOS, and other distributions including color profiles, display calibration, and color accuracy.

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Table of Contents

1. Color Profiles
2. Display Calibration
3. Color Management Tools
4. Troubleshooting

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Color Profiles

Install Color Management

Install tools:

# Arch/CachyOS
sudo pacman -S colord

# Enable and start service (recommended method)
sudo systemctl enable --now colord

Debian/Ubuntu:

sudo apt install colord

Fedora:

sudo dnf install colord

Install Profiles

Install ICC profiles:

# Install profiles
sudo pacman -S icc-profiles

# Or download from manufacturer
# Place in: /usr/share/color/icc/

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Display Calibration

DisplayCAL

Install DisplayCAL:

# Arch/CachyOS
yay -S displaycal

# Launch
displaycal

ArgyllCMS

Install ArgyllCMS:

# Arch/CachyOS
sudo pacman -S argyllcms

# Calibrate
dispcal -v -y l -d 1

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Color Management Tools

colord

Use colord:

# List devices
colormgr get-devices

# List profiles
colormgr get-profiles

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Troubleshooting

Profile Not Applied

Check profile:

# Check devices
colormgr get-devices

# Check profiles
colormgr get-profiles

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Summary

This guide covered color management for Arch Linux, CachyOS, and other distributions, including color profiles, display calibration, and color management tools.

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Next Steps

• Hardware Detection - Hardware setup
• Display Server Configuration - Display servers
• ArchWiki Color Management: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/ICC_profiles

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This guide covers Arch Linux, CachyOS, and other Linux distributions. For distribution-specific details, refer to your distribution's documentation.