How To Install i3lock-color on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install i3lock-color on Kali Linux.

What is i3lock-color

i3lock-color is:

A modern version of i3lock with color functionality

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.

There are three methods to install i3lock-color on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install i3lock-color Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install i3lock-color using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install i3lock-color

Install i3lock-color Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install i3lock-color using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install i3lock-color

Install i3lock-color Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install i3lock-color using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install i3lock-color

How To Uninstall i3lock-color on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the i3lock-color package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove i3lock-color

Uninstall i3lock-color And Its Dependencies

To uninstall i3lock-color and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove i3lock-color

Remove i3lock-color Configurations and Data

To remove i3lock-color configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge i3lock-color

Remove i3lock-color configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove i3lock-color configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge i3lock-color

Dependencies

i3lock-color have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libcairo2
• libev4

References

• i3lock-color website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install i3lock-color package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.