How To Install xautolock on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xautolock on Kali Linux.

What is xautolock

xautolock is:

Xautolock monitors input devices under the X Window System, and launches a program of your choice if there is no activity after a user-configurable period of time. You can use this to automatically start up a screen locker if you have left your computer unattended for some period of time. The program launched need not be a screen locker such as xlock.

There are three methods to install xautolock 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 xautolock Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xautolock

Install xautolock Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xautolock using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xautolock

Install xautolock 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 xautolock using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xautolock

How To Uninstall xautolock on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xautolock

Uninstall xautolock And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xautolock

Remove xautolock Configurations and Data

To remove xautolock configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xautolock

Remove xautolock configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xautolock

Dependencies

xautolock have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libx11-6
• libxext6
• libxss1

References

• xautolock website

Summary

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