How To Install xlockmore on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xlockmore in Fedora 36. xlockmore is Screen lock and screen saver

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xlockmore on Fedora 36.

What is xlockmore

Locks the local X display until a password is entered.

We can use yum or dnf to install xlockmore on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xlockmore.

Install xlockmore on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install xlockmore using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xlockmore

Install xlockmore on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install xlockmore using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xlockmore

How To Uninstall xlockmore on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the xlockmore package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xlockmore

xlockmore Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/pam.d/xlock
/usr/bin/xlock
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/12
/usr/lib/.build-id/12/82a02f259786f5f7d1b7a2cd10930b62860817
/usr/lib64/X11/app-defaults/XLock
/usr/share/applications/xlockmore.desktop
/usr/share/doc/xlockmore
/usr/share/doc/xlockmore/3d.howto
/usr/share/doc/xlockmore/HACKERS.GUIDE
/usr/share/doc/xlockmore/HACKERS.GUIDE.fr
/usr/share/doc/xlockmore/Purify
/usr/share/doc/xlockmore/Purify.sunos4
/usr/share/doc/xlockmore/Purify.sunos5
/usr/share/doc/xlockmore/README
/usr/share/doc/xlockmore/Revisions
/usr/share/doc/xlockmore/TODO
/usr/share/doc/xlockmore/Valgrind.debian
/usr/share/doc/xlockmore/cell_automata
/usr/share/doc/xlockmore/xlock.hlp
/usr/share/doc/xlockmore/xlock.html
/usr/share/man/man1/xlock.1.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xlockmore on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).