How To Install fprintd-pam on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install fprintd-pam in Fedora 36. fprintd-pam is PAM module for fingerprint authentication

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fprintd-pam on Fedora 36.

What is `fprintd-pam`

PAM module that uses the fprintd D-Bus service for fingerprint authentication.

We can use yum or dnf to install fprintd-pam on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install fprintd-pam.

Install fprintd-pam on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install fprintd-pam using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install fprintd-pam

Install fprintd-pam on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install fprintd-pam using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install fprintd-pam

How To Uninstall fprintd-pam on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the fprintd-pam package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove fprintd-pam

fprintd-pam Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/51
/usr/lib/.build-id/51/b16e53187173af414bc2e663912f0fcd84755f
/usr/lib64/security/pam_fprintd.so
/usr/share/doc/fprintd-pam
/usr/share/doc/fprintd-pam/README
/usr/share/man/man8/pam_fprintd.8.gz

References

fprintd-pam website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fprintd-pam on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).