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Tried to install caffeine, and it's not working.

I have Kubuntu 18.10, KDE Plazma 5.14.4

Do this way

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:caffeine-developers/ppa
sudo apt-get install caffeine

And from default Kubunto repository ubuntu-cosmic-universe with the same result.

Caffiene version on both variant was 2.9.4-1

After launch caffeine-indicator and activate from tray.

If I try to run caffeine from KDE menu, nothing happened, no window opened.

If run from console its runs without any output and without window, but don't work.

Дмитрий Полянин
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This question is a bit old, so I'll answer it for Kubuntu 20.04

  1. Remove the outdated package:

    sudo apt remove --purge caffeine && sudo apt autoremove

  2. Remove the outdated PPA:

    sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:caffeine-developers/ppa

  3. Install the caffeine package from the official repositories:

    sudo apt install caffeine

  4. Open a terminal and run:

    caffeine-indicator & exit

  5. Wait for about 5 seconds and you should see the indicator in your system icons widget.

If it doesn't work, try to use caffeine-indicator & instead (without exit). This will let you see the logs. If you're able to see them, please edit your question and add them there.

I tried this on my laptop and everything seems to work.

adazem009
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