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I can't use fingerprint sensor in ubuntu 22.04

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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?

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answered 1 Year ago laceanz · Accepted Answer

I'm also running the same setup and had the same issue but the fix is pretty straightforward. First of all makes sure that the OS recognises that the fingerprint sensor exists. You can do this by running

lsusb

You should see an entry that is about a fingerprint scanner.
Then you can download and install the needed software with

wget http://dell.archive.canonical.com/updates/pool/public/libf/libfprint-2-tod1-goodix/libfprint-2-tod1-goodix_0.0.4-0ubuntu1somerville1_amd64.deb

sudo apt install ./libfprint-2-tod1-goodix_0.0.4-0ubuntu1somerville1_amd64.deb

If you get any dependency errors just apt install the relevant dependency and try again. After you install everything you should be able to see a fingerprint option appear in the Users settings. According to the original source there is a reboot necessary.

Hope this helps!