i3lock
improved screen locker (by i3)
xsecurelock
X11 screen lock utility with security in mind (by google)
| i3lock | xsecurelock | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 13 | |
| 905 | 860 | |
| 1.8% | 0.8% | |
| 5.0 | 3.3 | |
| 22 days ago | 3 months ago | |
| C | C | |
| BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License | Apache License 2.0 |
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For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
i3lock
Posts with mentions or reviews of i3lock.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-03-22.
- Major security bug in rxyhn's yoru config.
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Weird white screen on Fedora i3
That is 100% i3lock. It activates after certain period of inactivity. You can changes this behaviour in i3's config file.
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How to auto-lock screen after hibernation?
I think you're looking for i3lock.
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i3 lock screen
Have you tried i3lock? You can set a simple png as lockscreen if you want.
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Screen locker, able to display images
i3lock
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Can you have a video as a background for i3lock?
Indeed. I've opened https://github.com/i3/i3lock/pull/299
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How do I setup a screen lock? NOOB...
I think the simplest way is to use i3lock, or some variations, like i3lock-fancy. Even if it says i3 in name, it works for awesome, or any other WM or DE.
xsecurelock
Posts with mentions or reviews of xsecurelock.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-07-13.
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Cool but Obscure X11 Apps
Anyone here use https://github.com/google/xsecurelock?
I found it while going through reddit.com/r/unixporn and looking at other peoples tiling window manager setups.
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Configure xsecurelock with fprintd
Hey there, I am using xsecurelock (https://github.com/google/xsecurelock, xsecurelock-git from AUR) since a while and I am very happy with it. I would like to go further with fingerprint authentication. I know how PAM works, rode the README but I am afraid to screw it up and get locked out.
- i3lock alternatives
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System hangs on resumption
How do I fix this hanging behavior? Would using, say, xsecurelock or slock resolve the issue?
- Ask HN: Linux Desktop Environment with Taskbar?
- Multiple Questions Regarding Hibernation/Suspend, and LED keys (Laptop)
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Can you have a video as a background for i3lock?
I replaced i3lock with this https://github.com/google/xsecurelock
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Creating a Custom Lock-screen from Scratch
https://github.com/google/xsecurelock#security-design
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Found on the LTT forum
Google's XSecureLock seems to be a good minimal alternative. As the name suggest, it's focused on security. For the screen-saving part it can utilize a number of program, including xscreensaver.
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Kids Find a Security Flaw in Linux Mint by Mashing Keys
I'm surprised he doesn't mention XSecureLock. Its entire focus is on preventing issues like this with modularity and redundancy.
https://github.com/google/xsecurelock
What are some alternatives?
When comparing i3lock and xsecurelock you can also consider the following projects:
i3lock - improved screen locker
swaylock - Screen locker for Wayland
physlock - Lightweight linux console locking tool
cinnamon-screensaver - The Cinnamon screen locker and screensaver program
xidle-linux - OpenBSD's xidle for Linux
dstat - Versatile resource statistics tool (the real one, not the Red Hat clone)
i3lock-fancy - i3lock script that takes a screenshot of the desktop, blurs the background and adds a lock icon and text
betterlockscreen - 🍀 sweet looking lockscreen for linux system
dotfiles
NsCDE - Modern and functional CDE desktop based on FVWM
XEphem - The Serious Interactive Astronomical Software Ephemeris