How to Install and Uninstall fprintd Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "fprintd" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install fprintd on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall fprintd on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                fprintd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fprintd package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: fprintd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.94.2-3
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: extra
Section: misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: FingerForce Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 668
Depends: dbus, polkitd, libc6 (>= 2.34), libfprint-2-2 (>= 1:1.94.1), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.56), libpolkit-gobject-1-0 (>= 0.99)
Filename: pool/main/f/fprintd/fprintd_1.94.2-3_amd64.deb
Size: 111558
MD5sum: 8653596ef01e2fbd86d7074f452dfb25
SHA1: 6cb78b0b004d1f239b630f52d32fa9fd9b8c51b8
SHA256: 4227574f4907454432b4494d5c6553d657561ffd725222caec9d04e5e59cc2ef
SHA512: 9fc9f4cdd84bc5514a29a7917520a7fb5234012e5e8d03263ddb8344d60ca5c38ab005540dd8ef2700096d7045bf338a2c6eb7c5f41e44461377fbfc73c17371
Homepage: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/fprint/fprintd
Description: D-Bus daemon for fingerprint reader access
Description-md5: d85e9a892deac7c7145320b8e32f9192
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi, edubuntu-desktop-gnome-minimal, edubuntu-desktop-gnome, edubuntu-desktop-gnome-raspi