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I am a newbie with Ubuntu and Linux, and I just switched from Windows 8. I have installed 12.04 on my new Lenovo Thinkpad x230. It seems everything else works perfectly except the finger printer. I have been using Finger Printer for a long time, and I really rely it on for my Lastpass application. But I don't know how to enable or install the driver of the finger printer. Can anybody help me with this?

Thanks in advance.

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    If the answer below doesn't work out, please paste the results of the command "lsusb" so we can see exactly what hardware we are dealing with. Chris Oct 7, 2012 at 7:59

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For 13.04 and newer

For the X220/X230:

sudo apt-get update  
sudo apt-get install libpam-fprintd libfprint0 fprint-demo fprintd  

Then run this command to configure pam:

sudo pam-auth-update  

Finally enroll your finger with:

fprintd-enroll
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  • This answer works on 14.10.
    – ntc2
    May 7, 2015 at 0:47
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For 12.04

I have a X220 Thinkpad and I use fprint and it works well!

Add the PPA to get the latest version:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fingerprint/fprint  

And install fprint:

sudo apt-get update  
sudo apt-get install libpam-fprint libfprint0 fprint-demo gksu-polkit fprintd  

Then run this command to configure pam:

sudo pam-auth-update  

Finnaly enroll your finger with:

fprintd-enroll

For Ubuntu 12.04 at ThinkPad X230

According to https://launchpad.net/~fingerprint/+archive/fprint

  1. Add this PPA to your sources:

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fingerprint/fprint
    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt-get upgrade
    
  2. Install the software:

    sudo apt-get install libfprint0 fprint-demo libpam-fprintd gksu-polkit
    
  3. Update authentication methods:

    sudo pam-auth-update
    
  4. Enroll your finger:

    sudo pam_fprint_enroll
    

Then it have started working for me.

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The X230 has an "upgraded" fingerprint sensor with an onboard co-processor. Its the 147e:2020. As of right now, it appears to be unsupported.

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    It is now supported. Please see below.
    – Mark
    Mar 21, 2013 at 15:16
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The fprint library has been upgraded to support the X230 finger print reader!
Get it here: https://launchpad.net/~fingerprint/+archive/fprint

(Typed on an X230 with working finger print reader!)

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Maybe worth mentioning: for logging on using your fingerprint reader you might want to install the Fingerprint GUI application as mentioned at LaunchPad.

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