Vocascan is a powerful scanning software that helps you convert paper documents to digital formats. It is available for various operating systems including OpenBSD. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Vocascan on OpenBSD.
Prerequisites
- OpenBSD installed on your system
- Administrative privileges on the system
- Stable internet connection
Step 1: Downloading Vocascan
- Open a terminal window on your OpenBSD system.
- Visit the official Vocascan website at https://vocascan.com/
- Click on the "Download" button on the top right corner of the screen.
- Click on the "OpenBSD" link to download the OpenBSD version of Vocascan.
- Save the file to your preferred location on your system.
Step 2: Installing Vocascan
- Open the terminal and navigate to the directory where you saved the Vocascan installation file.
- Run the following command to extract the contents of the file:
tar -xzvf Vocascan-OpenBSD.tar.gz
- Next, change the directory to the extracted folder using the following command:
cd vocascan-openbsd
- Run the following command to install Vocascan:
doas make install
- The installation process will use the default installation path, which is /usr/local/bin/. After installation, you can launch Vocascan by typing the following command:
vocascan
Step 3: Testing Vocascan
- To test if the installation process was successful, launch Vocascan by running the following command:
vocascan
- The Vocascan GUI should open up, indicating that Vocascan has been successfully installed on your system.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Vocascan on your OpenBSD system. You can now start using Vocascan to convert your paper documents to digital formats.
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