Install simple-scan on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install simple-scan
Learn how to install simple-scan with the command sudo apt-get install simple-scan on Ubuntus.
Quick installation of simple-scan:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: simple-scan
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install simple-scan
Package Details | |
| Package: | simple-scan |
| Version: | 3.4.4-0ubuntu1 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | https://launchpad.net/simple-scan |
| Description: | Simple Scanning Utility Simple Scan is an easy-to-use application, designed to let users connect their scanner and quickly have the image/document in an appropriate format. . Simple Scan is basically a frontend for SANE - which is the same backend as XSANE uses. This means that all existing scanners will work and the interface is well tested. Homepage: https://launchpad.net/simple-scan |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | gnome |
How to install simple-scan on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If simple-scan is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L simple-scan' will give followin error.
Installing simple-scan:
After system update use the following command to install simple-scan:
sudo apt-get install simple-scan
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove simple-scan from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the simple-scan from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the simple-scan following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove simple-scan
Following command is used to remove the simple-scan package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove simple-scan
This will remove simple-scan and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing simple-scan with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge simple-scan
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove simple-scan
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with simple-scan package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.