How To Install fprintd on AlmaLinux 8

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fprintd on AlmaLinux 8.

What is fprintd

D-Bus service to access fingerprint readers.

We can use yum or dnf to install fprintd on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install fprintd.

Install fprintd on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install fprintd

Install fprintd on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install fprintd

How To Uninstall fprintd on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove fprintd

References

• fprintd website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fprintd on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.