Bug#1021045: gdm3: gdm-fingerprint fails if fprintd is installed but libpam-fprint is not

[Simon McVittie]

On Fri, 30 Sep 2022 at 21:37:20 -0700, Ross Vandegrift wrote:
> If fprintd and gdm3 are installed, but libpam-fprintd is not installed, then
> users with enrolled fingerprints cannot login.
...
> Installing libpam-fprintd fixes the issue.  Perhaps it should be in Recommends
> instead of Suggests?

I'm not sure about this as a solution. I don't think it would be true
to say that installations of gdm3 that don't need (libpam-)fprintd
are unusual, which is the level of dependency where Recommends are
necessary. Most gdm3 users log in with a password and don't use a
fingerprint reader.

    smcv