How to Install and Uninstall xidle Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 03,2024

1. Install "xidle" package

Please follow the steps below to install xidle on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall xidle on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                xidle
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xidle package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: xidle
Architecture: amd64
Version: 20200802
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Thorsten Glaser
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 39
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libx11-6, libxss1
Filename: pool/universe/x/xidle/xidle_20200802_amd64.deb
Size: 10356
MD5sum: bf21e09bc6665eb58cc36f3bff846ce7
SHA1: adac9a825f36bcd80800674b93efec00350d95ec
SHA256: 06647cf2895aaeb41a17a5f195b17555f95674a7e5acfe7db0732a5c6b547fb1
SHA512: 1311e90814f7af78760ab32e8134f9b9e544be55cdefe49e54f24abb5ef624f618d7c7b0fc0c9489bfc6aa56ef0019f609f7c4d716766bb046a69a1d9cfab2ec
Description-en: run program after inactivity or edge sensitive
xidle runs a specific program after a certain amount of
inactivity time, or when the mouse cursor is moved to an
edge of the screen for a certain time, all of which is
configurable. It is commonly used to run xlock.
Description-md5: 8e3dc2f5ad0175ef54b1f4c7a127d712