Caffeine not working on Kubunte 18.10

Question

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.

That ppa seems not to be for *buntu versions higher than 17.10. The last successful build was 93 weeks ago. — DK Bose, Dec 30 '18 at 13:43
Uninstall the version you installed and its ppa. Then just install caffeine from the standard repos. Run apt policy caffeine to see that it's available for your system: http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/cosmic/en/man1/caffeine.1.html — DK Bose, Dec 30 '18 at 14:06
@DK It was the first that I do. The same result. And there is the same versions. 2.9.4-1 — Дмитрий Полянин, Dec 30 '18 at 14:27
Please edit your question to provide that information that the repo version doesn't work. — DK Bose, Dec 30 '18 at 14:30
No window opens when caffeine runs, and it does not do anything unless an application runs full screen. To control it manually install caffeine-indicator. — Organic Marble, Dec 31 '18 at 15:20
@Organic It is installs already with Coffeine for me. I tried with it first. — Дмитрий Полянин, Dec 31 '18 at 15:53

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 24 '21 at 17:42

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

Remove the outdated package:

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

Remove the outdated PPA:

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

Install the caffeine package from the official repositories:
```
sudo apt install caffeine
```
Open a terminal and run:
```
caffeine-indicator & exit
```
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.

Thanks for answer. I do not use Kubuntu now, and can not test you answer to check is it working to set as answer. But get my + — Дмитрий Полянин, Jan 25 '21 at 09:00

Caffeine not working on Kubunte 18.10

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