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Howdy provides Windows Hello™ style authentication for Linux. Use your built-in IR emitters and camera in combination with facial recognition to prove who you are.
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Download the .deb file from the [Releases page](https://github.com/boltgolt/howdy/releases) and install with gdebi.
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### Arch Linux
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_Maintainer wanted._
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Install the `howdy` package from the AUR. For AUR installation instructions, take a look at this [wiki page](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository#Installing_packages).
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You will need to do some additional configuration steps. Please read the [ArchWiki entry](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Howdy) for more information.
The `howdy` package is available as a [Fedora COPR repository](https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/luya/howdy/), install it by simply executing the following commands in a terminal:
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The `howdy` package is available as a [Fedora COPR repository](https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/principis/howdy/), install it by simply executing the following commands in a terminal:
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```
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sudo dnf copr enable principis/howdy
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sudo dnf --refresh install howdy
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```
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*Note:* Fedora 41 [removed support for Python2](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/RetirePython2.7), but at this point in time Howdy still depends on it. If the install fails, you can fix this by installing the beta Repository and removing the release version:
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```
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sudo dnf copr enable luya/howdy
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sudo dnf install howdy
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sudo dnf copr remove principis/howdy
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sudo dnf copr enable principis/howdy-beta
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sudo dnf --refresh install howdy
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```
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See the link to the COPR repository for detailed configuration steps.
You can also install Howdy to your system with `meson install -C build`.
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## Setup
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After installation, Howdy needs to learn what you look like so it can recognise you later. Run `sudo howdy add` to add a face model.
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If nothing went wrong we should be able to run sudo by just showing your face. Open a new terminal and run `sudo -i` to see it in action. Please check [this wiki page](https://github.com/boltgolt/howdy/wiki/Common-issues) if you've experiencing problems or [search](https://github.com/boltgolt/howdy/issues) for similar issues.
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If nothing went wrong we should be able to run sudo by just showing your face. Open a new terminal and run `sudo -i` to see it in action. Please check [this wiki page](https://github.com/boltgolt/howdy/wiki/Common-issues) if you're experiencing problems or [search](https://github.com/boltgolt/howdy/issues) for similar issues.
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If you're curious you can run `sudo howdy config` to open the central config file and see the options Howdy has to offer. On most systems this will open the nano editor, where you have to press `ctrl`+`x` to save your changes.
|`config`| Open the config file in your default editor |
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|`disable`| Disable or enable howdy |
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|`list`| List all saved face models for an user |
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|`remove`| Remove a specific model for an user |
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|`list`| List all saved face models for a user|
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|`remove`| Remove a specific model for a user|
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|`snapshot`| Take a snapshot of your camera input |
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|`test`| Test the camera and recognition methods |
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|`version`| Print the current version number |
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## Troubleshooting
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Any python errors get logged directly into the console and should indicate what went wrong. If authentication still fails but no errors are printed you could take a look at the last lines in `/var/log/auth.log` to see if anything has been reported there.
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Any Python errors get logged directly into the console and should indicate what went wrong. If authentication still fails but no errors are printed, you could take a look at the last lines in `/var/log/auth.log` to see if anything has been reported there.
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If you encounter an error that hasn't been reported yet, don't be afraid to open a new issue.
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Please first check the [wiki on common issues](https://github.com/boltgolt/howdy/wiki/Common-issues) and
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if you encounter an error that hasn't been reported yet, don't be afraid to open a new issue.
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## A note on security
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This package is in no way as secure as a password and will never be. Although it's harder to fool than normal face recognition, a person who looks similar to you or well-printed photo of you could be enough to do it. Howdy is a more quick and convenient way of logging in, not a more secure one.
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This package is in no way as secure as a password and will never be. Although it's harder to fool than normal face recognition, a person who looks similar to you, or a well-printed photo of you could be enough to do it. Howdy is a more quick and convenient way of logging in, not a more secure one.
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To minimize the chance of this program being compromised, it's recommended to leave Howdy in `/lib/security` and to keep it read-only.
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