How To Install libfprint on Fedora 36
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfprint on Fedora 36.
What is libfprint
libfprint offers support for consumer fingerprint reader devices.
We can use yum or dnf to install libfprint on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libfprint.
Install libfprint 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 libfprint using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libfprint
Install libfprint 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 libfprint using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libfprint
How To Uninstall libfprint on Fedora 36
To uninstall only the libfprint package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libfprint
libfprint Package Contents on Fedora 36
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title: "How To Install libfprint on Fedora 36"
linkTitle: "libfprint"
type: "docs"
description: "In this tutorial we learn how to install libfprint in Fedora 36. libfprint is Toolkit for fingerprint scanner"
date: "2022-08-17"
lastmod: "2022-08-17"
#image: /images/fedora/36/libfprint-featured.png
---
## Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install `libfprint` on Fedora 36.
### What is `libfprint`
> libfprint offers support for consumer fingerprint reader devices.
We can use `yum` or `dnf` to install `libfprint` on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libfprint.
## Install libfprint on Fedora 36 Using dnf
Update yum database with `dnf` using the following command.
```bash
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install libfprint using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libfprint
Install libfprint 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 libfprint using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libfprint
How To Uninstall libfprint on Fedora 36
/usr/lib/.build-id /usr/lib/.build-id/ec /usr/lib/.build-id/ec/c897f7b0a1dfa4b1c311edda8568a958884186 /usr/lib/udev/hwdb.d/60-autosuspend-libfprint-2.hwdb /usr/lib/udev/rules.d/70-libfprint-2.rules /usr/lib64/girepository-1.0/FPrint-2.0.typelib /usr/lib64/libfprint-2.so.2 /usr/lib64/libfprint-2.so.2.0.0 /usr/share/doc/libfprint /usr/share/doc/libfprint/AUTHORS /usr/share/doc/libfprint/NEWS /usr/share/doc/libfprint/README.md /usr/share/doc/libfprint/THANKS /usr/share/licenses/libfprint /usr/share/licenses/libfprint/COPYING
To uninstall only the libfprint package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libfprint
## libfprint Package Contents on Fedora 36
## References
```bash
* [libfprint website](http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/fprint/libfprint)
## Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install `libfprint` on [Fedora 36](/fedora/36/) using [yum](/fedora/36/yum/) and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/5c
/usr/lib/.build-id/5c/1986efdb22ee0ddf95ca95a2ee56551f771f24
/usr/lib/girepository-1.0/FPrint-2.0.typelib
/usr/lib/libfprint-2.so.2
/usr/lib/libfprint-2.so.2.0.0
/usr/lib/udev/hwdb.d/60-autosuspend-libfprint-2.hwdb
/usr/lib/udev/rules.d/70-libfprint-2.rules
/usr/share/doc/libfprint
/usr/share/doc/libfprint/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/libfprint/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/libfprint/README.md
/usr/share/doc/libfprint/THANKS
/usr/share/licenses/libfprint
/usr/share/licenses/libfprint/COPYING
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfprint on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).
