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Quick installation of xsane:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: xsane
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install xsane
Package Details | |
| Package: | xsane |
| Version: | 0.998-3ubuntu2 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | |
| Description: | featureful graphical frontend for SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy) xsane can be run as a stand-alone program or through the GIMP image manipulation program. In stand-alone mode, xsane can save an image to a file in a variety of image formats, serve as a frontend to a fax program, or send an image to a printer. . SANE stands for "Scanner Access Now Easy" and is an application programming interface (API) that provides standardized access to any raster image scanner hardware (flatbed scanner, hand-held scanner, video- and still-cameras, frame-grabbers, etc.). The SANE standard is free and its discussion and development are open to everybody. The current source code is written to support several operating systems, including GNU/Linux, OS/2, Win32 and various Unices and is available under the GNU General Public License (commercial applications and backends are welcome, too, however). |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/graphics |
How to install xsane on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
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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 xsane is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L xsane' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L xsane Package `xsane' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing xsane:
After system update use the following command to install xsane:
sudo apt-get install xsane
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 xsane from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the xsane 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 xsane following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove xsane
Following command is used to remove the xsane package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove xsane
This will remove xsane and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing xsane with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge xsane
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove xsane
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with xsane package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.
