fprintd-libfprint2 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "fprintd-libfprint2" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install fprintd-libfprint2 on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S fprintd-libfprint2

* (Optional) Uninstall fprintd-libfprint2 on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns fprintd-libfprint2

2. Manually Install "fprintd-libfprint2" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone fprintd-libfprint2's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/fprintd-libfprint2.git ~/fprintd-libfprint2

c. Go to ~/fprintd-libfprint2 folder and install it

$ cd ~/fprintd-libfprint2 $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the fprintd-libfprint2 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 834429
Name: fprintd-libfprint2
PackageBaseID: 147207
PackageBase: fprintd-libfprint2
Version: 1:1.90.8+3+gc6647ba-1
Description: D-Bus service to access fingerprint readers
URL: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/fprint/fprintd
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: sebirdman
FirstSubmitted: 1575522415
LastModified: 1608154234
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/fprintd-libfprint2.tar.gz