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Introduction

Sane provides a library and a command-line tool to use scanners under GNU/Linux.

Step 1: Check if sane supports your scanner

Check if sane supports your scanner

Step 2: Installation

sane is available in the extra repository so:

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# pacman-g2 -S sane-backends


Step 3: Configuration

Users that need to use a scanner should be part of the group scanner. Use gpasswd to add a user to a group:

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# gpasswd -a username scanner
Note: You need to logout/login for this to take effect.

Now you can try to see if sane recognizes your scanner

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$ scanimage -L

If that fails, check that your scanner is plugged into the computer. You also might have to unplug/plug your scanner for /etc/udev/rules.d/sane.rules to recognize your scanner.

for HP hardware

For HP hardware you may also need to install the hplip package which is in the extra repository:

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# pacman -S hplip


Users that need to use a scanner should be part of the group lp. Use gpasswd to add a user to a group:

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# gpasswd -a username lp
Note: You need to logout/login for this to take effect.
  • Don't forget to enable hpaio in /etc/sane.d/dll.conf.
  • Running hp-setup as root may help you add your device.
  • hp-plugin is the 'HPLIP Plugin Download and Install Utility'.
  • hp-scan is the 'HPLIP Scan Utility'.
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