Ubuntu should include 'bioapi' to support fingerprint readers
Bug #54816 reported by
Gabriel Bauman
This bug report is a duplicate of:
Bug #187130: [Hardy Feature Request] Add support for biometric fingerprint reader.
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Bug Description
Many new laptops (such as the Dell Latitude D620) are including fingerprint readers as authentication devices.
There is an existing framework called 'bioapi' that supports these devices. It includes PAM modules, so you could feasibly use it to authenticate XScreenSaver, GDM, etc.
o Unofficial deb package:
http://
o Useful information:
http://
http://
o Official BioAPI site:
http://
o PAM modules:
http://
I have not looked into licensing requirements for the software.
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i agree. bioapi needs to be supported and used more. also by working out all the problems now, then once fingerprint readers are more widely accepted, ubuntu will have full support with minimal bugs.