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Finding supported fingerprint devices that work on Linux (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago by manned_meatball@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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So I'm shopping for a fingerprint reader to use on Linux desktop and found this list of fprint supported devices. The problem is that USB ID is not exactly the kind of information they advertise in marketplaces or product information pages, so I can never know whether the product I'm looking at is going to be detected at all.

I looked for reviews on Amazon of many candidates, but almost every review that mentions Linux support is a negative, so I feel that my odds here are not great.

Have you tried any device that worked with any distro, preferably out of the box?

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[–] Celivalg@iusearchlinux.fyi 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

any distro? no, fprint isn't on all distro, so you might have to install that anyway.

I'm not sure what you are trying to get, is it

a sensor for a DIY project?
and external fingerprint reader?
a laptop with a compatible sensor? (probably not that on since you asked about desktop specifically..)

[–] manned_meatball@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

not a device that "works on any distro", but "any distro that it worked on" - I'm just making it distro-agnostic. And it's a ready-to-use standalone USB fingerprint reader (as implied by Linux Desktop), not part of a DIY project.

[–] Celivalg@iusearchlinux.fyi 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Found this thread: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/778529/usb-fingerprint-readers-for-linuxanybody-use-one-what-would-you-recommend/

that points to this video about some sort of bio-key: https://youtu.be/0XA521kyNco

or this guy that had that other finger print reader: https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linuxquestions-org-member-success-stories-23/usb-fingerprint-reader-linux-4175674445/

[–] jerrimu@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Are you looking for a desktop? HP and thinkpads have always worked out of the box for me.

[–] nickapos@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Can you please provide more info about your setup? I have an Ubuntu thinkpad and I have failed so far to use the fingerprint scanner

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