If you want to share a scanner on your network and access it from multiple computers, SANE Network Scanning is a great tool to use. Here's a tutorial to install it on Ubuntu Server Latest:
Before installing anything new, update your system to make sure that you have the latest packages installed. You can do this using the following command:
sudo apt-get update
Now you're ready to install SANE. To do so, run the following command:
sudo apt-get install sane-utils
This command will install SANE and all the necessary utilities.
Now you need to configure the SANE daemon to allow network scanning. To do this, edit the "/etc/sane.d/saned.conf" file:
sudo nano /etc/sane.d/saned.conf
In the file, add the IP addresses of the computers that will be accessing the scanner on the network:
# This is the list of hostnames or IP addresses that are allowed to access
# the SANE network backend. Uncomment the following lines to add your
# host or IP address.
#192.168.0.1
#192.168.0.2
Make sure to remove the "#" in front of the IP addresses you want to add.
Now restart the SANE daemon to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart saned.socket
Finally, test the setup by running:
scanimage -L
This command should detect your network scanner and display its name.
That's it! You now have SANE Network Scanning installed on your Ubuntu Server Latest and ready to use. Happy scanning!
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