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

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "vlock" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install vlock on Debian 10 (Buster)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall vlock on Debian 10 (Buster):


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

Package: vlock
Version: 2.2.2-8
Installed-Size: 118
Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libpam-modules, adduser
Description: Virtual Console locking program
Description-md5: 5b12c8014ccd91f18df2454c332a5e1e
Multi-Arch: foreign
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, security::authentication, security::privacy
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/v/vlock/vlock_2.2.2-8_amd64.deb
Size: 36964
MD5sum: f7e65ce4344279f4de569de588becc8f
SHA256: 340c41a9da0bc23a0130ae2e0124a62600483c3c8f0352b256bd1f77969085f1