How to Install and Uninstall i3lock Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 17,2024

You can also install and uninstall the i3lock on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "i3lock" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install i3lock on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "i3lock" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall i3lock on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the i3lock package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: i3lock
Version: 2.14.1-1
Installed-Size: 79
Maintainer: Jakob Haufe
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libcairo2 (>= 1.6.4-5~), libev4 (>= 1:4.04), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libxcb-image0 (>= 0.2.1), libxcb-randr0 (>= 1.12), libxcb-util1 (>= 0.4.0), libxcb-xinerama0, libxcb-xkb1, libxcb-xrm0 (>= 0.0.0), libxcb1, libxkbcommon-x11-0 (>= 0.5.0), libxkbcommon0 (>= 0.5.0)
Recommends: xss-lock
Description: improved screen locker
Description-md5: 4e6416465311b751731cda48e87fce00
Homepage: https://i3wm.org/i3lock/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, interface::graphical,
interface::x11, role::program, security::authentication,
uitoolkit::xlib, x11::application, x11::screensaver
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/i/i3lock/i3lock_2.14.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 28692
MD5sum: bd32d72c3a4c1aa1b3e10cf54112c0cc
SHA256: e0040f8ab1b67cd97923a1b38c978d3034693351716f4cf8147f4242e9be094c