How To Install xtrlock on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xtrlock on Ubuntu.
What is xtrlock
xtrlock is:
xtrlock is a very minimal X display lock program, which uses nothing except the Xlib library. It doesn’t obscure the screen, it is completely idle while the display is locked and you don’t type at it, and it doesn’t do funny things to the X access control lists.
There are three methods to install xtrlock on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install xtrlock Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xtrlock using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xtrlock
Install xtrlock Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xtrlock using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xtrlock
Install xtrlock Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install xtrlock using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xtrlock
How To Uninstall xtrlock on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the xtrlock package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xtrlock
Uninstall xtrlock And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xtrlock and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xtrlock
Remove xtrlock Configurations and Data
To remove xtrlock configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xtrlock
Remove xtrlock configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xtrlock configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xtrlock
Dependencies
xtrlock have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xtrlock package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.