- go to System/Administration/Synaptic_Package_Manager and log in; search p7zip-full, right-click and select "Mark for installation", then click the button "Apply" in Synaptic
- open a terminal (Applications/Accessories/Terminal) and execute the following commands to install two different scanner manager programs:
- sudo apt-get install xsane
- sudo apt-get install simple-scan
- search and copy file esfw41.bin from the Windows installation CD or download it (thanks to @f for hosting) and save it in your Desktop after having unzipped (otherwise following steps may not work)
- type in the terminal the following commands inserting password if asked:
- sudo mkdir /usr/share/sane/snapscan
- sudo cp /home/<YOUR_LOGIN>/Desktop/esfw41.bin /usr/share/sane/snapscan
- sudo gedit /etc/sane.d/snapscan.conf
- at the 4th line you should have
firmware /usr/share/sane/snapscan/esfw41.bin
if you don't, delete the line wihich begins with firmware and write this one; after editing, SAVE! - type the following line in terminal and when the file is opened add a # at the beginning of each line except of snapscan; after editing, SAVE!
- sudo gedit /etc/sane.d/dll.conf
Now go to to Applications/Graphics and use either Simple scan or Xsane to scan your photos and documents!
Sometimes scanner is not found; re-plug it or wait a minute trying both programs..
P.S.: now you can delete esfw41.bin from Desktop..
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