I3LOCK-FANCY

PRIMARY CATEGORY → DESKTOP SETUP

I3LOCK-FANCY → Screen Locker

This Bash Script performs the following actions →

• Destkop Screenshoot
  
• Background Blur
  
• Lock Icon Adition

The current user’s password must be entered correctly in order to access the system

i3lock-fancy is launched by the sxhkd daemon when a certain input event, such as a Hotkey, is performed

~/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc

# I3Lock-Fancy Launch
super + shift + x
	/usr/bin/i3lock-fancy

More information here

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Installation

Reference

Dependencies

sudo apt install -y -- imagemagick util-linux

I3Lock-Fancy

CAUTION

First, see the bspwm and the sxhkd’s installation before proceeding with this one related to I3Lock-Fancy

There are some dependencies that are needed in the following installation steps

Git clone the Github Repository and Install it as follows →

sudo git clone https://github.com/meskarune/i3lock-fancy /opt/i3lock-fancy

cd !$
sudo make install

That’s it!

$ command -V i3lock-fancy
i3lock-fancy is /usr/bin/i3lock-fancy

IMPORTANT

I3Lock-Fancy can also be installed via the System Package Manager, such as apt

Please note that often the Package Version installed from the System Repositories is older than the one installed from the Project’s Github Repository

It is always recommended to have the latest version of a software installed to avoid unintended aspects such as Bugs or Vulnerabilities

To run the component, simply map its launch to a certain keybind through a Hotkey Daemon such as sxhkd

~/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc

super + shift + x # Windows + Shift + x
    /usr/bin/i3lock-fancy

Shortcut → Super-S-x