Fingerprint on Linux Mint

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Use fprintd (lacks gui)

sudo apt install fprintd libpam-fprintd

Example code for enrolling your (i) specific finger or (ii) all your fingers:

fprintd-enroll -f left-index-finger

All Fingers

for finger in {left,right}-{thumb,{index,middle,ring,little}-finger}; do sudo fprintd-enroll -f "$finger"; done

Follow the prompt and swipe your finger across your scanner 5 times.

Finally, enable access by marking Fingerprint option with * using the spacebar key in:

sudo pam-auth-update

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