How to Install and Uninstall lxlock Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "lxlock" package

This tutorial shows how to install lxlock on Debian 10 (Buster)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall lxlock on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                lxlock
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the lxlock package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: lxlock
Source: lxsession
Version: 0.5.4-1
Installed-Size: 23
Maintainer: Debian LXDE Maintainers
Architecture: all
Replaces: lxsession (<< 0.5.3-1)
Depends: light-locker | xscreensaver | gnome-screensaver | i3lock | suckless-tools | slim
Breaks: lxsession (<< 0.5.3-1)
Description: simple locking utility for LXDE
Description-md5: c620dcfc7bafcc2200b56eb982c4eeea
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://www.lxde.org/
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/l/lxsession/lxlock_0.5.4-1_all.deb
Size: 9372
MD5sum: 6383754ead031289d81cb1a394ca94b8
SHA256: 577bbd2ba70168ffda9bad4621568114955288d6e66fc6b6279f306635b0530d