How to Install and Uninstall i3lock.x86_64 Package on Rocky Linux 9

Last updated: January 17,2025

1. Install "i3lock.x86_64" package

Please follow the steps below to install i3lock.x86_64 on Rocky Linux 9


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                i3lock.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "i3lock.x86_64" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall i3lock.x86_64 on Rocky Linux 9:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
                i3lock.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the i3lock.x86_64 package on Rocky Linux 9

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Available Packages
Name : i3lock
Version : 2.13
Release : 4.el9
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 38 k
Source : i3lock-2.13-4.el9.src.rpm
Repository : epel
Summary : Simple X display locker like slock
URL : https://i3wm.org/i3lock/
License : MIT
Description : i3lock is a simple screen locker like slock. After starting it, you will see a
: white screen (you can configure the color/an image). You can return to your
: screen by entering your password.
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: Many little improvements have been made to i3lock over time:
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: - i3lock forks, so you can combine it with an alias to suspend to RAM (run
: "i3lock && echo mem > /sys/power/state" to get a locked screen after waking up
: your computer from suspend to RAM)
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: - You can specify either a background color or a PNG image which will be
: displayed while your screen is locked.
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: - You can specify whether i3lock should bell upon a wrong password.
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: - i3lock uses PAM and therefore is compatible with LDAP etc. On OpenBSD i3lock
: uses the bsd_auth(3) framework.