How To Install libfprint0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfprint0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libfprint0
libfprint0 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 shared libraries.
There are three methods to install libfprint0 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 libfprint0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfprint0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfprint0
Install libfprint0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfprint0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfprint0
Install libfprint0 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 libfprint0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfprint0
How To Uninstall libfprint0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libfprint0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfprint0
Uninstall libfprint0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfprint0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfprint0
Remove libfprint0 Configurations and Data
To remove libfprint0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfprint0
Remove libfprint0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfprint0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfprint0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfprint0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
