---
title: "Discussion on \"fprintd for Lenovo thinkpad\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"fprintd for Lenovo thinkpad\". So, new (old) laptop.\nI recently got my hands on a Lenovo Thinkpad X1 carbon extreme gen4. A nice if somewhat noisy 16\" laptop with abysmal battery life.\nBut, it's got a fingerprint reader.\n$ sudo dnf install fprintd libfprint fprintd-pam\n$ authselec..."
url: "https://hashnode.com/posts/fprintd-for-lenovo-thinkpad/650043ef7f12b46eddfda38c"
---

[Feed](https://hashnode.com/feed) /

Discussion

# [fprintd for Lenovo thinkpad](https://roderik.no/fprintd-for-lenovo-thinkpad?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

So, new (old) laptop. I recently got my hands on a Lenovo Thinkpad X1 carbon extreme gen4. A nice if somewhat noisy 16" laptop with abysmal battery life. But, it's got a fingerprint reader. $ sudo dnf install fprintd libfprint fprintd-pam $ authselec...

Sep 12, 2023 · 1 min read · roderik.no  
Read the article

-   [#linux](https://hashnode.com/tag/linux)
-   [#fingerprint](https://hashnode.com/tag/fingerprint)
-   [#lenovo](https://hashnode.com/tag/lenovo)
-   [#fprintd](https://hashnode.com/tag/fprintd)

## Written by

[Rune Hansén Steinnes-Westum](https://hashnode.com/@roderik)

@roderik · Norway

  
[View profile](https://hashnode.com/@roderik)

Developer

## Responses

Markdown supported · ⌘↵ to post

No responses yet.