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

Last updated: February 23,2025

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "vlock" package

Please follow the steps below to install vlock on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall vlock 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 vlock package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: vlock
Source: vlock (2.2.2-11)
Version: 2.2.2-11+b1
Installed-Size: 132
Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), 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_2.2.2-11+b1_amd64.deb
Size: 33820
MD5sum: 3ffddb6fff50bc15d7ac4f6ce4077119
SHA256: 3613cbe2222ac9de9076c02fcc987b3acf6e87d18603beda863de99d5691de27