How to Install fprintd software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

How to Install fprintd software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

fprintd software package provides D-Bus daemon for fingerprint reader access, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install fprintd 

fprintd is installed in your system.

Make ensure the fprintd package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep fprintd *

You will get with fprintd package name, version, architecture and description in a table

fprintd package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus
Section Miscellaneous
Package fprintd
Version 0.6.0-1
Description D-Bus daemon for fingerprint reader access
Sub Section Misc


See Also, How to uninstall or remove fprintd software package from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) ?