How To Install xsecurelock on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xsecurelock
on AlmaLinux 8.
What is xsecurelock
XSecureLock is an X11 screen lock utility designed with the primary goal of security.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install xsecurelock
on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xsecurelock.
Install xsecurelock on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf
using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install xsecurelock
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install xsecurelock
Install xsecurelock on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum
using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install xsecurelock
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install xsecurelock
How To Uninstall xsecurelock on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the xsecurelock
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove xsecurelock
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xsecurelock
on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.