How To Install lockout on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

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 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 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 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 lockout using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lockout

How To Uninstall lockout on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lockout

Remove lockout Configurations and Data

To remove lockout configuration and data from Kali Linux 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:

• passwd
• cron
• perl

References

• lockout website

Summary

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