xss-lock command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix xss-lock command not found error message

Introduction

When you run more command in linux terminal / console, you get the following error message

xss-lock: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: xss-lock: command not found

In Ubuntu xss-lock is provided by xss-lock package.

xss-lock is:

Utility to listen for XScreenSaver (XSS) and login manager events and call out to an external screen locker in order to lock the screen.

To fix this problem, we can install more using the command below.

sudo apt-get -y install xss-lock

This command might take some time to finish depending on your machine internet connection.

You can also use apt command to install xss-lock.

sudo apt -y install xss-lock

Or if you have aptitude installed you can use the following command.

sudo aptitude install xss-lock

In this tutorial we learn how to fix xss-lock command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.