How To Install lockout on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lockout on Debian 9.
What is lockout
lockout is:
Lockout is a tool that imposes discipline on you so that you get some work done. For example, lockout can be used to install a firewall that does not let you browse the Web. Lockout changes the root password for a specified duration; this prevents you from secretly ripping down the firewall and then browsing the Web anyway. In case of an emergency, you can reboot your computer to undo the effects of lockout and to restore the original root password.
There are three methods to install lockout on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install lockout Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lockout using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lockout
Install lockout Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lockout using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lockout
Install lockout Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install lockout using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lockout
How To Uninstall lockout on Debian 9
To uninstall only the lockout package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lockout
Uninstall lockout And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lockout and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lockout
Remove lockout Configurations and Data
To remove lockout configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lockout
Remove lockout configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lockout configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lockout
Dependencies
lockout have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lockout package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.