SANE Network Scanning is a tool that allows you to scan documents and images over a network. It is from http://sane-project.org/ and is available for Void Linux. The following are the steps to install SANE Network Scanning on Void Linux:
Run the following command in terminal to update the packages:
sudo xbps-install -Suv
Run the following command in terminal to install the SANE project:
sudo xbps-install sane-backends
To start the service, run the following command in terminal:
sudo ln -s /etc/sv/saned /var/service/
This command creates a symbolic link between /etc/sv/saned and /var/service/ which starts the saned service.
To set up the correct permissions for SANE Network Scanning, create a new file in /etc/sane.d/dll.conf using the following command:
sudo touch /etc/sane.d/dll.conf
Then open the file with your preferred editor and add the following line of code:
net
This line will enable network connections for SANE.
To ensure that the installation was successful, test the connection by running the following command:
scanimage -L
This command will list all the available scanners on the network. If you see your scanner listed, then the installation was successful.
With the above steps, you have successfully installed SANE Network Scanning on Void Linux. You can now use this tool to scan documents and images over the network.
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