cmatrix + alock + awesomewm = matrixlock

matrixlock.md

Prerequisites:

• awesomewm (https://awesomewm.org/)
• kitty (https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/)
• alock (https://github.com/Arkq/alock)
• cmatrix (https://github.com/abishekvashok/cmatrix)
• procps (https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/procps.1.html) for pkill

1. In awesomewm's rc.lua:

awful.key(
    {modkey},
    "m",
    function()
        awful.util.spawn("kitty cmatrix", {floating = true, screen = 1, fullscreen = true})
        awful.util.spawn("kitty cmatrix", {floating = true, screen = 2, fullscreen = true})
        awful.spawn.with_shell("alock -bg none && pkill cmatrix")
    end,
    {description = "matrixlock", group = "super"}
)

2. Replace terminal if needed (I use kitty), also I use two screens, you may want to delete one line to only use 1 screen.
3. Now modkey + m
4. Enter your password promptly to escape the matrix, frame should give you hints 👩‍💻
5. And you're in!

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@tbreslein Thanks for sharing. I completely agree to would be superior setup. Please do share your code and I will include it here. I spent quite a long time ricing this week so I cannot afford more :D