How to Install and Uninstall i3lock Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: February 02,2025

1. Install "i3lock" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install i3lock on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                i3lock
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "i3lock" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall i3lock on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                i3lock
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the i3lock package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: i3lock
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Installed-Size: 86
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Michael Stapelberg
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.7-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libcairo2 (>= 1.6.4-5~), libev4 (>= 1:4.04), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libxcb-dpms0, libxcb-image0 (>= 0.2.1), libxcb-xinerama0, libxcb-xkb1, libxcb1, libxkbcommon-x11-0 (>= 0.5.0), libxkbcommon0 (>= 0.5.0)
Filename: pool/universe/i/i3lock/i3lock_2.7-1_amd64.deb
Size: 17946
MD5sum: e95b0c7bda20905e0aae5c5da9820092
SHA1: 025e8a7dfdd5134096fad530bdb6cb19e5e81c28
SHA256: cef30fe2b7de46c503099283dccefee599847bd45976419eca3df29e5d9aa15a
Description-en: improved screen locker
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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i3lock forks so you can combine it with an alias to 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.
Description-md5: 4e6416465311b751731cda48e87fce00
Homepage: http://i3wm.org/i3lock/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu