Questions relating to hardware fingerprint readers
Questions tagged [fingerprint-reader]
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How do I install a fingerprint reader on Lenovo ThinkPad?
I have a Lenovo ThinkPad with a fingerprint reader:
How to make Ubuntu recognise it and use it for login?
I already tried:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fingerprint/fingerprint-gui
sudo apt-get update
... but this GUI did not recognizes my device.…
Yosved Villar
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Use fingerprint authentication not only for login
I'm on 18.04 and have successfully enabled fingerprint login. I would like to use my fingerprint not only to login but if possible also to:
Authenticate in the terminal when I do a sudo command
Authenticate in Gnome (i.e. when installing an…
Hendrik
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Using Fingerprint reader in 16.04
I have a Dell laptop with fingerprint reader inbuilt. I just ran lsusb on terminal and got the following result:
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 138a:0011 Validity Sensors, Inc. VFS5011 Fingerprint Reader
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp.…
user227495
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Unlock keyring with fingerprint reader on login
I recently bought a Lenovo Thinkpad Edge E420s, which comes with a fingerprint reader. I have installed the fingerprint-gui and libbsapi to get it fully working (make: UPEK).
Is there a way to unlock the keyring on login using the fingerprint…
JLinden
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Login using fingerprint reader
I have a fingerprint reader on my Dell Vostro. Does anyone know of any proper Fingerprint reader which can integrate with LightDM?
I have heard of Fingerprint GUI but that works with GDM as per the development notes.
It would be great if someone can…
Ubuntuser
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Is there a driver for the Kensington VeriMark USB fingerprint key?
I'd like to protect my laptop but find a secure password too tedious. The Kensington VeriMark (https://www.kensington.com/us/us/7772/k67977ww/verimark-fingerprint-key) looks like a great solution, but their website only mentions Windows support. I…
tim-oh
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Fingerprint and NFC reader on Dell Latitude E7450
Is there any solution to get the fingerprint reader and the NFC reader to work on a Dell Latitude E7450? I have been looking for a way to get them working since the E7450 2015 was released.
Fingerprint GUI 1.06 reports No Device Found.
lsusb…
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I can't use fingerprint sensor in ubuntu 22.04
I can't find fingerprint sensors settings in Ubuntu 22.04 installed on my notebook (XPS 13 Dell). I've tried "settings > Users", but there is no fingerprint option there. Do I have to install separately or it is provided by Ubuntu 22.04?
Mau35
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Fingerprint login in 20.04
I saw an OMG Ubuntu article about Ubuntu offering fingerprint support. But I do not see any such option in 20.04.
Is it really possible to login using fingerprint scan in 20.04? If yes, how?
user227495
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Fingerprint reader in ubuntu 18.04
I'm using a Lenovo Thinkpad e580 with Ubuntu 18.04
I tried fingerprint-gui but it says "no devices found!".
lsusb command results this:
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 06cb:00a2 Synaptics, Inc.…
Sachin
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Fingerprint GUI not installing in Ubuntu 20.04
I'm trying to install fingerprint-gui on my Lenovo Ideapad 520 having Ubuntu 20.04 on which fingerprint isn't working for now.
I tried going directly to Settings → Users → Automatic login and enabled the fingerprint login, but the error is:
Could…
Prince Kukreja
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Driver for Validity Sensors Fingerprint scanner
prakhar@pr3d4tOr:~$ lsusb -s 001:003 -v
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 138a:0018 Validity Sensors, Inc. Fingerprint scanner
Couldn't open device, some information will be missing
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
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xyz
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How to install finger print driver on lenovo X1 carbon on Ubuntu 16.04
I need to install the finger print driver of my X1 carbon 5th gen on Ubuntu 16.04. Where can I find drivers for Linux distributions?
Here are the outputs of lspci
kasun@kasun-ThinkPad-X1-Carbon-5th:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation…
Kasun Siyambalapitiya
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Unlock ubuntu pc using my phone's fingerprint scanner
My ideal app is something like MacID (http://macid.co/) but one that works with either iPhone or Android to unlock my ubuntu pc..
This offers some ways but they are limited to BT for linux. I want…
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Fingerprint reader in Ubuntu 17.04 on Dell XPS 15 2017
Is it possible to enable the fingerprint reader in Ubuntu 17.04 on a Dell XPS 15 9560 (2017)? How do I do that? I tested Fingerprint GUI, but it says "No Devices Found".
Edit:
➜ ~ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root…
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