How to Install and Uninstall caffeine Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 17,2024

You can also install and uninstall the caffeine on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
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1. Install "caffeine" package

This guide let you learn how to install caffeine on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                caffeine
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "caffeine" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall caffeine on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                caffeine
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the caffeine package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: caffeine
Version: 2.9.12-1
Installed-Size: 356
Maintainer: Andrej Shadura
Architecture: all
Provides: python3-cups-of-caffeine
Depends: gir1.2-ayatanaappindicator3-0.1, gir1.2-gtk-3.0, python3-ewmh, python3-gi, python3-pkg-resources, python3-xlib, xdg-utils (>= 1.1.1), python3:any
Description: prevent the desktop becoming idle in full-screen mode
Description-md5: 4c9c48fcec88e1f3a34205595604515d
Homepage: https://launchpad.net/caffeine
Section: misc
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/c/caffeine/caffeine_2.9.12-1_all.deb
Size: 51772
MD5sum: efe1fa31f3deee660f4c13b667106acd
SHA256: 1973f1fb50860153677faa5e9d63380acbe232545a50b50fd97b44f63c595fc2