How to Install and Uninstall xss-lock Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "xss-lock" package

Learn how to install xss-lock on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                xss-lock
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "xss-lock" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall xss-lock on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: xss-lock
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Installed-Size: 53
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Ian Campbell
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.3.0-2build1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.35.8), libxcb-screensaver0, libxcb-util1 (>= 0.4.0), libxcb1
Filename: pool/universe/x/xss-lock/xss-lock_0.3.0-2build1_amd64.deb
Size: 15546
MD5sum: c1e3ca20c51062eeb5a32b0186a2e36f
SHA1: 1d6a7b12717bc9418e439baa7cda5334158a2048
SHA256: 0db388bf363625214659fa8339f54d181f17112c6cd9af977fe54887781234f3
Description-en: invoke external screen lock in response to XScreenSaver events
Utility to listen for XScreenSaver (XSS) and login manager events and call
out to an external screen locker in order to lock the screen.
Description-md5: e33b1aaaa534ae890c20776f2f2b9fc2
Homepage: https://bitbucket.org/raymonad/xss-lock
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu