How To Install i3lock-fancy on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is i3lock-fancy

i3lock-fancy is:

i3lock bash script that takes a screenshot of the desktop, blurs the background and adds a lock icon and text.

The current package pulls code from a branch called dualmonitors.

There are three methods to install i3lock-fancy 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-fancy 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-fancy using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install i3lock-fancy

Install i3lock-fancy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install i3lock-fancy

Install i3lock-fancy 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-fancy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install i3lock-fancy

How To Uninstall i3lock-fancy on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove i3lock-fancy

Uninstall i3lock-fancy And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove i3lock-fancy

Remove i3lock-fancy Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge i3lock-fancy

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

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

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

Dependencies

i3lock-fancy have the following dependencies:

• i3lock
• imagemagick
• scrot
• gawk

References

• i3lock-fancy website

Summary

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