How to Install and Uninstall vlock Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 04,2024

You can also install and uninstall the vlock on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "vlock" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install vlock on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall vlock on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the vlock package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

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: Virtual Console locking program
Description-md5: 5b12c8014ccd91f18df2454c332a5e1e