XPS 13 9300 - Does fingerprint reader work on linux?
Hi! I purchased the new xps 13 9300 a little while ago. It comes with Windows pre-installed, so I deleted it and installed Ubuntu instead. This works almost perfect, except the fingerprint reader(FPR).
The manufacture of the FPR on xps 13, Goodix was notorious for not providing linux driver, and the issue has been discussed within XPS/linux users so far. However for the new xps 13, finally FPR was supported with xps 13 Developer edition with Ubuntu 18.04 pre-installed.
Hi just about to purchase, fed up with Windows - any chance you could link to a reliable article to wipe wimdows and install 20.04? Newbie at this so clueless For some reason Windows version is cheaper in UK than the Ubuntu one
@broughy100 Just put Ubuntu onto a USB stick, go into the BIOS and disable Intel Rapid Store (switch it to AHCI mode), and finally boot from the Ubuntu USB stick as per the install instructions. You must do it in that order because Windows wont boot to be able to create the USB stick if you switch to AHCI mode, but you can switch back.
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Posted March 14th, 2020 11:00
According to Dell's website, support for the fingerprint reader, even for the Linux pre-installed version will come on mid 2020.
https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/dell-laptops-and-notebooks/sr/laptops/xps-laptops/10th-gen-intel-core?appliedRefinements=18402,10673