On another note: I prefer to store individual third-party repositories in individual files. Since Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty Tahr) is the newest LTS available (next one will come 2016 – 16.04), which may (but mustn't necessarily) mean that the packages are slightly more stable, I think it's smart to set the Ubuntu version to trusty instead of utopic (14.10, not an LTS), like you did: deb trusty main I only have the main repository enabled, so no non-free repositories enabled. Create a file /lib/udev/rules.d/les with the following contents: # Device Validity VFS5011ĪTTRS="0017", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev"Īdd your user to the plugdev group: sudo usermod -a -G plugdev Įnroll your fingerprints with fingerprint-gui, verify them, then see if a sudo -s now suddenly asks you for your am using a ThinkPad X240 with Debian 8 (Jessie). Make sure your user has permissions for accessing the fingerprint sensor device.
#INSTALL FINGERPRINT READER INSTALL#
Get the sources, compile and install them: git clone Get your compilation tools and library dependencies: sudo apt-get install build-essential automake checkinstall shtool libtool libxv-dev libmagick++-dev Sudo apt-get install libbsapi policykit-1-fingerprint-gui fingerprint-gui Install fingerprint-gui: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fingerprint/fingerprint-gui To get the fingerprint sensor to work for lightdm login, su etc, follow these steps. There exists experimental driver support for this in a fork of libfprint for vfs5011 sensors, however you'll need to compile the driver yourself. Lsusb lists the fingerprint reader in the x240 as follows: Bus 002 Device 003: ID 138a:0017 Validity Sensors, Inc.