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Fingerprint reader functionality under #Linux sucks.

1. Every few reboots/updates/whatever-triggers it, the fingerprint functionality GETS DISABLED all by itself. The bug is there in BOTH Ubuntu and Arch Linux ( #gnome ).

2. GDM won't let me choose between pass & fingerprint reading. This has repercussions for gnome's keyring.

3. Because the keyring is not unlocked, launching things like Chrome requires you to type a password! Again!

Overall, abysmal.

#fprint #fingerprint #foss #opensource

#linux #foss #opensource #gnome #fprint #fingerprint
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Eyelit 👁️‍🗨️

@stepan same thing here. If I interpret the crash log correctly, the fingerprint reader is connected via mobo internal USB hub and simply not (yet?) available directly after wakeup. So either the process should wait until peripherals are online or do something else until they are. Now it just terminates. Problem is, I have no experience at all fixing something like that…
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