Fingerprint Login

If your Taurinus personal computer has a fingerprint reader, you can use it to log in instead of your password. The following instructions assume the use of Trisquel, the operating system that typically comes installed on Taurinus computers. Customers who install different operating systems on their Taurinus computers will have to adapt the instructions as necessary.

1. Open a terminal by clicking the Trisquel menu in the bottom left corner of the screen, pointing to Accessories, and clicking Terminal.
2. Install the necessary software by typing sudo apt-get -y install libpam-fprintd and pressing the Enter key. You should be asked for your password. Type it and press Enter; it will not be displayed as you type it.
3. Type fprintd-enroll and press Enter. Swipe your right index finger over the fingerprint reader in the palm rest as instructed. You should see Enroll result: enroll-completed as confirmation that your fingerprint has been enrolled. If not, repeat this step.
4. To check that your fingerprint can be matched, type fprintd-verify and press Enter. Swipe your right index finger over the fingerprint reader again; you should see Verify result: verify-match (done) as confirmation of a match. Finally, type fprintd-verify and press Enter again and swipe a different finger over the fingerprint reader. You should see Verify result: verify-no-match (done).

Congratulations! You should now be able to log into your computer using your fingerprint. If you fail to verify your fingerprint within ten seconds, you can still log in using your password instead.

If you have any trouble with this process, contact us for support.