How To Install kscreenlocker on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install kscreenlocker on Rocky Linux 8. kscreenlocker is Library and components for secure lock screen architecture

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kscreenlocker on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `kscreenlocker`

Library and components for secure lock screen architecture.

We can use yum or dnf to install kscreenlocker on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install kscreenlocker.

Install kscreenlocker on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install kscreenlocker

Install kscreenlocker on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install kscreenlocker

How To Uninstall kscreenlocker on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove kscreenlocker

kscreenlocker Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/02
/usr/lib/.build-id/02/3877f204e2e8e2f5f3f53601885c9596d234bc
/usr/lib/.build-id/1d
/usr/lib/.build-id/1d/0e132c4c8c23054b94f107822c26d7d267384b
/usr/lib/.build-id/b3
/usr/lib/.build-id/b3/18fea8f70908d963e1115865aaad6d3d4aec4e
/usr/lib/.build-id/c6
/usr/lib/.build-id/c6/4834c0688ca76813f02bbf199acdc983c02689
/usr/lib64/libKScreenLocker.so.5
/usr/lib64/libKScreenLocker.so.5.18.3
/usr/lib64/qt5/plugins/screenlocker_kcm.so
/usr/libexec/kcheckpass
/usr/libexec/kscreenlocker_greet
/usr/share/kconf_update/kscreenlocker.upd
/usr/share/kconf_update/ksreenlocker_5_3_separate_autologin.pl
/usr/share/knotifications5/ksmserver.notifyrc
/usr/share/kservices5/screenlocker.desktop
/usr/share/ksmserver
/usr/share/ksmserver/screenlocker
/usr/share/ksmserver/screenlocker/org.kde.passworddialog
/usr/share/ksmserver/screenlocker/org.kde.passworddialog/metadata.desktop
/usr/share/licenses/kscreenlocker
/usr/share/licenses/kscreenlocker/COPYING
/usr/share/locale/ar/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/ar/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/ar/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/bs/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/bs/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/bs/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/ca@valencia/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/ca@valencia/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/ca@valencia/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/el/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/el/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/el/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/et/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/et/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/et/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/eu/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/eu/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/eu/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/fi/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/fi/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/fi/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/ga/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/ga/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/gl/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/gl/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/gl/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/he/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/he/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/he/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/ia/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/ia/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/ia/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/id/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/id/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/id/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/kk/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/kk/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/lt/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/lt/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/lt/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/lv/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/lv/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/mr/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/mr/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/nb/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/nb/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/nb/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/nds/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/nds/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/nds/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/nn/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/nn/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/nn/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/pa/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/pa/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/pa/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/ro/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/ro/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/ro/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/sl/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/sl/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/sl/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr@ijekavian/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr@ijekavian/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr@ijekavian/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr@ijekavianlatin/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr@ijekavianlatin/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr@ijekavianlatin/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr@latin/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr@latin/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr@latin/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/tg/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/tg/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/ug/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/ug/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/wa/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/wa/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/kscreenlocker_greet.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/screenlocker_kcm.mo

References

kscreenlocker website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kscreenlocker on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.