How to Add Fingerprint Login in Ubuntu and Other Linux Distributions

4 years ago itsfoss.com

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Windows and macOS have been supporting fingerprint login for some time. In desktop Linux, the support for fingerprint login was more of geeky tweaks but GNOME and KDE have started supporting it through system settings.

If you want to test it right away, lock the screen by pressing Super+L keyboard shortcut in Ubuntu and then using the fingerprint for login.

The fingerprint login allows you to log in but you cannot use your finger when your system asks for sudo password.

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