Linux Mint 22.2 to Include Fingerprint Configuration Tool

In its latest monthly news update, the Linux Mint development team announced that the upcoming release, Linux Mint 22.2, will include fingwit , a new tool for configuring user fingerprint authentication. The fingwit application interface that will be included in Linux Mint 22.2 22.2 This tool will detect whether the computer has a fingerprint scanner and, if so, allow users to register their fingerprint data. Once recorded, fingerprint data can be used by the system for authentication in the following scenarios: Login screen Screensaver sudo command Admin applications (pkexec) Under the hood, fingwit uses fprintd along with its own PAM module, which is said to be more advanced due to its ability to automatically switch between fingerprint and password-based authentication in specific situations. This addition further strengthens Linux Mint’s position as a recommended desktop distribution, especially for users w...