Post #2830256
2026-03-16 19:52 UTC
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@Ralph_de_Rijke@mastodon.online 2026-03-16 19:59
@KaCi@autistics.life @cybervegan@autistics.life It will depend on the make and model of laptop as well as the Linux distribution you choose. It may work straight away; it may not. If not, you might be able to get it working anyway, with help from the Linux community specializing in that distribution. Good luck! And have fun!
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@cybervegan@autistics.life 2026-03-16 20:06
@KaCi@autistics.life @Ralph_de_Rijke@mastodon.online It depends on the fingerprint reader - there ARE some that are supposed to work, so you may be lucky. There's an application in the Mint Administration menu called "Fingerprints" and it will tell you if it detects your fingerprint reader, and allow you to set it up (enrol fingerprints) if it can see it. All the fingerprint readers seem to be made by just a handful of manufacturers, who don't seem to be particularly interested in helping make them work for Linux, leaving Linux developers with only the option of reverse-engineering them. That doesn't mean they'll never be supported, but it does slow support down. Edit: definitely something to test from USB boot, before actual installation.
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@petherfile@beige.party 2026-03-16 21:26
@KaCi@autistics.life @cybervegan@autistics.life @Ralph_de_Rijke@mastodon.online Finger print reader on my Lenovo yoga just works with Linux mint 22. Your luck may vary with different hardware.
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@tizlit@freeradical.zone 2026-03-17 07:28
@KaCi@autistics.life @cybervegan@autistics.life @Ralph_de_Rijke@mastodon.online for me it worked on both ZorinOS and Fedora, both on a HP laptop