Install libpam-fprint on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install libpam-fprint
Learn how to install libpam-fprint with the command sudo apt-get install libpam-fprint on Ubuntus.
Quick installation of libpam-fprint:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: libpam-fprint
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install libpam-fprint
Package Details | |
| Package: | libpam-fprint |
| Version: | 20080330+git-5 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://www.reactivated.net/fprint/wiki/Pam_fprint |
| Description: | PAM module allowing authentication via fprint pam_fprint is a PAM module which uses libfprint's fingerprint verification functionality to implement a fingerprint-based authentication scheme. . This means that you may be able to authenticate against every service, tool, application or whatever that uses PAM as an authentication mechanism; for example ssh, gdm/kdm/xdm, most screen savers, login, su, sudo, etc. . Previously, Linux support for such devices has been scattered amongst different projects (many incomplete) and inconsistent in that application developers would have to implement support for each type of fingerprint reader separately. The idea is to change that by providing a central system to support all the fingerprint readers as it's possible to get hands on. . libfprint is the centre of efforts, this component does the dirty job of talking to fingerprint reading devices, and processing fingerprint data. . This library depends on the new libusb, which performs asynchronous callbacks, allowing fprint to perform non-blocking device tasks. Old synchronous library has been deprecated in favor of the new libusb-1.0. Homepage: http://www.reactivated.net/fprint/wiki/Pam_fprint |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/admin |
How to install libpam-fprint on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If libpam-fprint is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L libpam-fprint' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L libpam-fprint Package `libpam-fprint' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing libpam-fprint:
After system update use the following command to install libpam-fprint:
sudo apt-get install libpam-fprint
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove libpam-fprint from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the libpam-fprint from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the libpam-fprint following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove libpam-fprint
Following command is used to remove the libpam-fprint package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove libpam-fprint
This will remove libpam-fprint and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing libpam-fprint with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge libpam-fprint
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove libpam-fprint
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with libpam-fprint package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.