How to Install and Uninstall vlock Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "vlock" package

This is a short guide on how to install vlock on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall vlock on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                vlock
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the vlock package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: vlock
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.2.2-10
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 137
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libpam-modules, adduser
Filename: pool/universe/v/vlock/vlock_2.2.2-10_amd64.deb
Size: 33340
MD5sum: dd2c4fe39cf4c4604354e2e9a2839e05
SHA1: d7252beda9e773a34adcb3da622b79ee6e9d9eef
SHA256: e1223aa44a47308df25b998bef3b3032aeb37ea8d68cc85820b2e4ad30f909e1
SHA512: 172d81d718ac40aa7d93c251f80664137591809e6baa326d2cd5461dc101b9fb6cb25738e1d9dd304799db7fe6f72c4a47e478368e788205219aa47bd7d76575
Description-en: Virtual Console locking program
vlock either locks the current terminal (which may be any kind of terminal,
local or remote), or locks the entire virtual console system, completely
disabling all console access. vlock gives up these locks when either the
password of the user who started vlock or the root password is typed.
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vlock is interesting on multi user system environments. vlock allows users
to lock their sessions while other users can still use the same system via
other virtual terminal.
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vlock is very useful for users security.
Description-md5: 5b12c8014ccd91f18df2454c332a5e1e