How to Install and Uninstall xss-lock Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "xss-lock" package

This tutorial shows how to install xss-lock on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                xss-lock
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "xss-lock" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall xss-lock on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                xss-lock
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xss-lock package on Kali Linux

Package: xss-lock
Version: 0.3.0+git20230128.0c562b-1
Installed-Size: 59
Maintainer: Ian Campbell
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.35.8), libxcb-screensaver0, libxcb-util1 (>= 0.4.0), libxcb1
Size: 17252
SHA256: 596dd55ef7b90d6b11687e352aeefdc880318248cb1e488c77be949f4cf91f54
SHA1: 3aba8b8700c1d3edfab026741bb041c91db592ba
MD5sum: d0791e25e94e914078aced3d90eb35c7
Description: invoke external screen lock in response to XScreenSaver events
Utility to listen for XScreenSaver (XSS) and login manager events and call
out to an external screen locker in order to lock the screen.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://github.com/wavexx/xss-lock
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xss-lock/xss-lock_0.3.0+git20230128.0c562b-1_amd64.deb