How to Install and Uninstall xautolock Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "xautolock" package

Please follow the steps below to install xautolock on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall xautolock on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                xautolock
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xautolock package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: xautolock
Version: 1:2.2-7
Installed-Size: 70
Maintainer: Antoni Villalonga
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), 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_2.2-7_amd64.deb
Size: 31588
MD5sum: e1c284d3fc2a29e14bd4eb38b9e32d13
SHA256: e7777e797732de0cf757cd357724253a3116b1d39f013c787ce66d2dfcc558ed