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rafaeln / set-up-x240-fingerprint-reader-under-ubuntu.md
Last active March 26, 2017 02:40 — forked from foosel/README.md
Set up x240's fingerprint reader under Ubuntu

Set up x240's fingerprint reader under Ubuntu

lsusb lists the fingerprint reader in the x240 as follows:

Bus 002 Device 003: ID 138a:0017 Validity Sensors, Inc.

There exists experimental driver support for this in a fork of libfprint for vfs5011 sensors, however you'll need to compile the driver yourself. To get the fingerprint sensor to work for lightdm login, su etc, follow these steps.

  1. Install fingerprint-gui:
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rafaeln / fine-tuning-ubuntu-on-x240.md
Last active April 26, 2019 20:58
Fine tuning Ubuntu on x240

Fine-tuning Ubuntu 16.04 on x240

Enabling middleclick scrolling in Ubuntu for Lenovo clickpads

With ubuntu 15.10, full clickpad support is provided by xserver-xorg-input-libinput. No further configuration needed. Tested with a T440s. (According to this)

Fine-tuning Ubuntu 14.04 on x240

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rafaeln / fix-small-sheet-names-in-libreoffice.md
Last active December 10, 2015 14:31
Fix small sheet names in Libreoffice

Fix small sheet names in Libreoffice

Open

/usr/share/themes/_THEME_/gtk-2.0/gtkrc

find

GtkScrollbar            ::slider-width
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rafaeln / updatin-x240's-bios-witout-touching-windows.md
Last active February 6, 2017 15:37
Updating x240's bios witout touching windows

Updating x240's bios witout touching windows

4 steps

  1. Download the BIOS update bootable CD image from lenovo's website. I downloaded version 2.33-1.16 and the file name was giuj20us.iso

    If the link I copied above is broken, try googling for BIOS Update Bootable CD x240 site:lenovo.com