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any distro? no, fprint isn't on all distro, so you might have to install that anyway.
I'm not sure what you are trying to get, is it
not a device that "works on any distro", but "any distro that it worked on" - I'm just making it distro-agnostic. And it's a ready-to-use standalone USB fingerprint reader (as implied by Linux Desktop), not part of a DIY project.
Found this thread: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/778529/usb-fingerprint-readers-for-linuxanybody-use-one-what-would-you-recommend/
that points to this video about some sort of bio-key: https://youtu.be/0XA521kyNco
or this guy that had that other finger print reader: https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linuxquestions-org-member-success-stories-23/usb-fingerprint-reader-linux-4175674445/