A simple screen lock that uses i3lock. The script takes a screenshots and pixelizes it before using it as background. The user must enter his password to unlock the screen.
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scrot
Can be installed with a package manager e.g.
apt install scrot. -
convert (from ImageMagick)
Can be installed with a package manager e.g.
apt install imagemagick. -
Can be installed with a package manager e.g.
apt install i3lock.
Clone the repository wherever you want and create a symlink in a location that belongs to your PATH. For example, a local installation would look like this.
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Leo843/lock.git ~/.opt/lock
ln -s ~/.opt/lock/lock ~/.local/bin/lock
The session is locked when the script is exectued. The session can be unlocked by entering the password of the user.
lock # lock the session