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

Last updated: May 17,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "xautolock" package

This is a short guide on how to install xautolock on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "xautolock" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall xautolock 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 xautolock package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: xautolock
Version: 1:2.2-8
Installed-Size: 68
Maintainer: Antoni Villalonga
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libx11-6, libxext6, libxss1
Recommends: xtrlock | xscreensaver | i3lock | suckless-tools
Description: Program launcher for idle X sessions
Description-md5: 2589584ae9ec776d5d2ca89d7ad0fb5f
Homepage: https://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/X11/screensavers/
Tag: hardware::input, interface::graphical, interface::x11, role::program,
scope::utility, uitoolkit::gtk, use::monitor, x11::application,
x11::screensaver
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xautolock/xautolock_2.2-8_amd64.deb
Size: 29340
MD5sum: 7110f9079ee90412004de6c59ab10553
SHA256: 8501ba23325762516ade641a4a4485925d1ceec97d1ec1ea37f38f87747a9d76