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Linux Mint 22.2 beta to bring fingerprint login, better themes, and Wayland fixes (www.neowin.net)
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[–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Hasn't fingerprint Pam login worked for decades everywhere?

[–] Shareni@programming.dev 8 points 1 year ago

it’ll also add a new XApp called Fingwit, which provides built-in support for fingerprint login, screensaver unlock, and sudo authentication. If it needs to, the app will fall back to password entry.

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