Installing the package "fprintd" solves the issue. sudo apt install fprintd
I suggest to add this in the documentation link above. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Documentation Packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-docs in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1787974 Title: Fingerprint authentication not available in 18.04 Status in ubuntu-docs package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: This page describes a feature not found in 18.04 https://help.ubuntu.com/stable/ubuntu-help/session-fingerprint.html.en Starting from point 3. "Press on Disabled, next to Fingerprint Login to add a fingerprint for the selected account. If you are adding the fingerprint for a different user, you will first need to Unlock the panel." The option "Fingerprint Login" isn't available in the GUI (not displayed at all). The following steps to enroll fingers are therefore missing as well. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-docs/+bug/1787974/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~documentation-packages Post to : documentation-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~documentation-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
