How To Install libfprint-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfprint-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libfprint-dev
libfprint-dev is:
The fprint project aims to support for consumer fingerprint reader devices.
Previously, Linux support for such devices has been scattered amongst different projects (many incomplete) and inconsistent in that application developers would have to implement support for each type of fingerprint reader separately. The idea is to change that by providing a central system to support all the fingerprint readers as it’s possible to get hands on.
libfprint is the centre of efforts, this component does the dirty job of talking to fingerprint reading devices, and processing fingerprint data.
This library depends on the new libusb, which performs asynchronous callbacks, allowing fprint to perform non-blocking device tasks.
This package provides development headers.
There are three methods to install libfprint-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libfprint-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfprint-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfprint-dev
Install libfprint-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfprint-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfprint-dev
Install libfprint-dev Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libfprint-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfprint-dev
How To Uninstall libfprint-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libfprint-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfprint-dev
Uninstall libfprint-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfprint-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfprint-dev
Remove libfprint-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfprint-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfprint-dev
Remove libfprint-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfprint-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfprint-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfprint-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
