Using Scanners in GNU/Linux

I’m sure that some of you will be planning to buy scanners that could work in the operating system of your choice. The easiest way to get your scanner working under GNU/Linux is by using SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy) backend, which is supported by the GIMP project.

Personally, I use the budget Canon LiDE-20 model, which I use for scanning documents and photos for my collections. Here’s is the list of scanners supported under GNU/Linux : Scanners supported by SANE

The article listed below discussed about how to get scanners work with your GNU/Linux operating system : Getting scanners to work with Linux

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