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Re: [LUG] Scanners

 

Richard Brown wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I got given a scanner the other day and I have linked it to a USB port and 
> rather amazingly Linux has picked it up and identified it correctly 
> immediately! But how do I use it please? What programme etc.!
> 
Basic requirement is SANE the scanner utility which is usually
available in most distros. See SANE howto for configuration.
If you have KDE then you've probably got Kooka which provides
a GUI for both scan and OCR. I find Kooka easy to use.

Keith


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