Caffeine
Caffeine prevents the desktop from becoming idle when an application is running full-screen.
A desktop indicator ‘caffeine-indicator’ supplies a manual toggle, and the command ‘caffeinate’ can be used to prevent idleness for the duration of any command.
Clicking on the Caffeine icon on the taskbar will create a drop-down menu that will allow you to turn on (Activate) Caffeine and you can click it again to turn off (Deactivate) Caffeine.
How to Install Caffeine:
1. Open the Terminal (Shortcut: Ctrl + Alt + T)
2. Type the following command: sudo apt-get update
3. Press Enter or Return and type in your password
4. Type Y and press Enter or Return
5. Type the following command: sudo apt install caffeine
You can also click the link below to download the installation file for Linux (deb, rpm, zst).
https://pkgs.org/download/caffeine
At the time of creating this webpage I downloaded and installed caffeine_2.9.8-1_all.deb.
After the file downloaded I located it and double-clicked it.
1. Open the Terminal (Shortcut: Ctrl + Alt + T)
2. Type the following command: sudo apt-get update
3. Press Enter or Return and type in your password
4. Type Y and press Enter or Return
5. Type the following command: sudo apt install caffeine
You can also click the link below to download the installation file for Linux (deb, rpm, zst).
https://pkgs.org/download/caffeine
At the time of creating this webpage I downloaded and installed caffeine_2.9.8-1_all.deb.
After the file downloaded I located it and double-clicked it.
The Package Installer will open for your Ubuntu or Debian based system. (sudo apt install gdebi)
It will prompt you to enter your password.
Wait until you see "Status: Same version is already installed" before you close the dialog box.
Click the Caffeine Indicator to load the program and place the Icon in your system tray.
Click the Caffeine icon to create a small drop-down menu. Click About to see more information about the program.
You can see the version that's installed. I have Caffeine Indicator 2.9.8.
Caffeine is a great program to keep your system from going idle or going to sleep without you having to change anything in your settings.
Feb. 21, 2022
