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== Install ==

~~<syntaxhighlight lang~~=~~"nixos">~~

{{File|3={ config, lib, pkgs, ... }: {

~~# Start the driver at boot~~

~~systemd~~.~~services~~.~~fprintd = {~~

~~wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];~~

~~serviceConfig~~.~~Type = "simple";~~

};

# Install the driver

services.fprintd.enable = true;

# If simply enabling fprintd is not enough, try enabling fprintd.tod...

services.fprintd.tod.enable = true;

# ...and use one of the next four drivers

services.fprintd.tod.driver = pkgs.libfprint-2-tod1-goodix; # Goodix driver module

# services.fprintd.tod.driver = pkgs.libfprint-2-tod1-elan; # Elan(04f3:0c4b) driver

# services.fprintd.tod.driver = pkgs.libfprint-2-tod1-vfs0090; # (Marked as broken as of 2025/04/23!) driver for 2016 ThinkPads

# services.fprintd.tod.driver = pkgs.libfprint-2-tod1-goodix-550a; # Goodix 550a driver (from Lenovo)

# however for focaltech 2808:a658, use fprintd with overidden package (without tod)

# services.fprintd.package = pkgs.fprintd.override {

# libfprint = pkgs.libfprint-focaltech-2808-a658;

# };

</~~syntaxhighlight>~~

}|name=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|lang=nix}}

== Enroll fingerprint ==

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'''Note:''' If the ''Fingerprint Login'' item is not available, the <code>fprintd</code> driver might not be configured correctly.

=== KDE Plasma ===

In [[KDE|KDE Plasma]], the fingerprints can be configured through the Settings application.

# Open System Monitor

# On the menu on the left, scroll down to ''Users'' and enter it

# Select your user

# Enter ''Configure Fingerprint Authentication'' and follow the instructions to add your fingerprints

'''Note:''' If the ''Configure Fingerprint Authentication'' item is not available, the <code>fprintd</code> driver might not be configured correctly.

== Login ==

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 == Install ==
-<syntaxhighlight lang="nixos">
+{{File|3={ config, lib, pkgs, ... }: {
-# Start the driver at boot
-systemd.services.fprintd = {
-  wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
-  serviceConfig.Type = "simple";
-};
-# Install the driver
+  # Install the driver
-services.fprintd.enable = true;
+  services.fprintd.enable = true;
-# If simply enabling fprintd is not enough, try enabling fprintd.tod...
+  # If simply enabling fprintd is not enough, try enabling fprintd.tod...
-services.fprintd.tod.enable = true;
+  services.fprintd.tod.enable = true;
-# ...and use one of the next four drivers
+  # ...and use one of the next four drivers
-services.fprintd.tod.driver = pkgs.libfprint-2-tod1-goodix; # Goodix driver module
+  services.fprintd.tod.driver = pkgs.libfprint-2-tod1-goodix; # Goodix driver module
-# services.fprintd.tod.driver = pkgs.libfprint-2-tod1-elan; # Elan(04f3:0c4b) driver
+  # services.fprintd.tod.driver = pkgs.libfprint-2-tod1-elan; # Elan(04f3:0c4b) driver
-# services.fprintd.tod.driver = pkgs.libfprint-2-tod1-vfs0090; # (Marked as broken as of 2025/04/23!) driver for 2016 ThinkPads
+  # services.fprintd.tod.driver = pkgs.libfprint-2-tod1-vfs0090; # (Marked as broken as of 2025/04/23!) driver for 2016 ThinkPads
-# services.fprintd.tod.driver = pkgs.libfprint-2-tod1-goodix-550a; # Goodix 550a driver (from Lenovo)
+  # services.fprintd.tod.driver = pkgs.libfprint-2-tod1-goodix-550a; # Goodix 550a driver (from Lenovo)
-# however for focaltech 2808:a658, use fprintd with overidden package (without tod)
+  # however for focaltech 2808:a658, use fprintd with overidden package (without tod)
-# services.fprintd.package = pkgs.fprintd.override {
+  # services.fprintd.package = pkgs.fprintd.override {
-#   libfprint = pkgs.libfprint-focaltech-2808-a658;
+  #   libfprint = pkgs.libfprint-focaltech-2808-a658;
-# };
+  # };
-</syntaxhighlight>
+}|name=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|lang=nix}}
 == Enroll fingerprint ==
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 '''Note:''' If the ''Fingerprint Login'' item is not available, the <code>fprintd</code> driver might not be configured correctly.
+=== KDE Plasma ===
+In [[KDE|KDE Plasma]], the fingerprints can be configured through the Settings application.
+# Open System Monitor
+# On the menu on the left, scroll down to ''Users'' and enter it
+# Select your user
+# Enter ''Configure Fingerprint Authentication'' and follow the instructions to add your fingerprints
+'''Note:''' If the ''Configure Fingerprint Authentication'' item is not available, the <code>fprintd</code> driver might not be configured correctly.
 == Login ==