How To Install xsecurelock on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install xsecurelock on CentOS 8. xsecurelock is X11 screen lock utility with security in mind

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xsecurelock on CentOS 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 CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xsecurelock.

Install xsecurelock on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install xsecurelock

Install xsecurelock on CentOS 8 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

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

sudo dnf -y install xsecurelock

How To Uninstall xsecurelock on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove xsecurelock

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xsecurelock on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.