# Accidentally breaking the fingerprint reader (software)

**URL:** <https://community.frame.work/t/accidentally-breaking-the-fingerprint-reader-software/5881>\
**Category:** Framework Laptop 13\
**Created:** [August 29, 2021, 6:17am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/accidentally-breaking-the-fingerprint-reader-software/5881 "2021-08-29T06:17:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![nrp](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/nrp/32/352_2.png) [@nrp](https://community.frame.work/u/nrp)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2021, 6:21am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/accidentally-breaking-the-fingerprint-reader-software/5881/2 "2021-08-29T06:21:09Z")

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There is some discussion on this in [Fingerprint scanner compatibility with linux (ubuntu, fedora, etc) - #46 by Ryan\_Helinski](http://community.frame.work/t/fingerprint-scanner-compatibility-with-linux-ubuntu-fedora-etc/1501/46)

There is a way to clear fingerprints in Windows 10, but we haven’t gotten an answer yet on what the equivalent is for Linux: [Fingerprint enrollment](https://knowledgebase.frame.work/en_us/fingerprint-enrollment-rkG6YP7xF)

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