How to Install and Uninstall libpam-fprintd Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: March 15,2025

You can also install and uninstall the libpam-fprintd on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "libpam-fprintd" package

Please follow the instructions below to install libpam-fprintd on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libpam-fprintd
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libpam-fprintd" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall libpam-fprintd on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libpam-fprintd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libpam-fprintd package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: libpam-fprintd
Source: fprintd
Version: 1.94.2-2
Installed-Size: 54
Maintainer: FingerForce Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: fprintd (= 1.94.2-2), libpam-runtime (>= 1.1.3-2~), libc6 (>= 2.17), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libsystemd0 (>= 237)
Description: PAM module for fingerprint authentication through fprintd
Description-md5: b24d4c0d701e2dcad521b55397b99433
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/fprint/fprintd
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/f/fprintd/libpam-fprintd_1.94.2-2_amd64.deb
Size: 17820
MD5sum: ae1f04d405ef8b233d929be65cf053f6
SHA256: bf135efe63946f57bb50ff3baceaf9d53f2ecd170c174f2365724c8c03709830