Guys I found an interesting post on fprint that helps all with your logins in Ubuntu.
Just follow the post in;
https://launchpad.net/~fingerprint/+archive/fprint
or in a nutshell
run lsusb in your Terminal and check whether your fingerprint reader has one these
045e: 00bb 05ba: 0007 08ff: 2580
045e: 00bc 05ba: 0008 08ff: 5501
045e: 00bd 05ba: 000a 1162: 0300
045e: 00ca 061a: 0110 138a: 0001
0483: 2015 08ff: 1600 147e: 1000
0483: 2016 08ff: 2500 147e: 2016
If sodo the following
1. Add this PPA to your sources:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fingerprint/fprint
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
2. Install the software:
sudo apt-get install libfprint0 fprint-demo libpam-fprintd gksu-polkit
Then go to the "User Accounts" and enable fingerprint reader for your account.
All the best ..!
The most interesting thing is, for every sudo you can now sweap your finger.. and no need to type the passwords any more. :-)
for your reference here is a you-tube video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtcXPXYTR-E
Just follow the post in;
https://launchpad.net/~fingerprint/+archive/fprint
or in a nutshell
run lsusb in your Terminal and check whether your fingerprint reader has one these
045e:
045e:
045e:
045e:
0483:
0483:
If sodo the following
1. Add this PPA to your sources:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fingerprint/fprint
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
2. Install the software:
sudo apt-get install libfprint0 fprint-demo libpam-fprintd gksu-polkit
Then go to the "User Accounts" and enable fingerprint reader for your account.
All the best ..!
The most interesting thing is, for every sudo you can now sweap your finger.. and no need to type the passwords any more. :-)
for your reference here is a you-tube video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtcXPXYTR-E