VueScan is an easy-to-use, replacement for a scanner/printer driver.
The latest VueScan version is 9.2.12.
VueScan 9.2.12 supports 1100 scanners on Linux systems, so it is a big chance that your scanner to work with the VueScan drivers.
This is how you install VueScan on Linux and Unix Systems:
Download VueScan for 32 bit systems:
$ wget -c www.hamrick.com/files/vuex3292.tgz
Download VueScan for 64 bit systems:
$ wget -c www.hamrick.com/files/vuex6492.tgz
Extract the archive and cd into it:
$ tar -zxvf vuex*.tgz
$ cd VueScan
Set execution permissions:
$ chmod u+x vuescan
Exec VueScan:
$ ./vuescan
I just installed vuescan under Ubuntu 12.04
I would like to add it to my panel, to start it quickly. How?
Hi Flor!
On Desktop, new launcher… command:
./VueScan/vuescan
that’s it!
Richy
HI, Vuescan didn’t pick up my scanner, Canon Multifunction I-Sensys MF217W. I can’t find anywhere on the net a driver for this printer. I’m using Linux Mint 17.3 Rosa