Execute : qdbus --system org.freedesktop.UPower Then check where is your battery, it should be something like: qdbus --system org.freedesktop.UPower /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0
And finally call qdbus --system org.freedesktop.UPower /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0 org.freedesktop.UPower.Device.Percentage That percentage is what the plasmoid shows, so if that command returns always 100, then the problem is within upower. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to kdebase-workspace in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/779421 Title: Battery status applet always shows 100% To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kdebase-workspace/+bug/779421/+subscriptions -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs