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    scanner for linux?

    i can't find a scanner that specifically says it will work in linux... any thoughts?

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    many scanners will work with linux. I use several scanners with the linux box. Mostly I use an Epson Perfection 4870 . Go to Linux.com to see tutorials and the list of currently supported scanners. It seems that most of the epson scanners are very well supported.

    Miles

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    Quote Originally Posted by BimmerJake View Post
    i can't find a scanner that specifically says it will work in linux... any thoughts?
    Another option to think about is to use Vuescan which will support a lot of scanners.

    Don Bryant

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    Check this site for Linux support. Sane is the default scanner and printer driver software for Linux. Not sure about Vuescan but I'll guess that it needs Sane too.

    http://www.sane-project.org/sane-mfgs.html#SCANNERS

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    A bit late to the thread, but:

    Vuescan doesn't need SANE to work. I moved to Vuescan when Microsoft and Canon dropped driver support for my film scanner when XP came out. You can download and use Vuescan in linux under the same license as you purchased for Windows, no additional cost. One Vuescan license is good across all operating systems. The linux version of Vuescan is maintained and updated at the same rate as the Windows version. Linux still has driver support for my Canon film scanner nearly 10 years after Microsoft and Canon dropped Windows drivers for it when XP replaced Win98. That was within about 6 months of my scanner purchase.

    Lee

 

 
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