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I have a Sony VAIO laptop installed Ubuntu alongside Windows 8.1, And my laptop has NFC device built in. I would like to use it in ubuntu too.

So here is my question: Is there any drivers for NFC in ubuntu available? or is there anything else I can do to use the NFC feature in my laptop with Ubuntu?

Nived Kannada
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It appears that there are libraries and tools available to use NFC:

neard - Near Field Communication daemon http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/trusty/man8/neard.8.html

nfctool - a NFC toolbox http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/trusty/man1/nfctool.1.html

Some "Libre" tools are available as well. http://nfc-tools.org/index.php?title=Main_Page

You might start here: https://www.google.com/search?q=NFC+in+ubuntu

Sergey
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D Collins
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  • Doesn't look like neard or nfctool are available anymore (Ubuntu 22). I get these errors when trying to install them via apt:

    E: Unable to locate package nfctool

    E: Package 'neard' has no installation candidate

     – Raleigh L. Apr 01 '23 at 02:57