Quick-Start With Scanner for Mageia/Mandriva Linux With ImageScan Easy Guide

Get Started Scanning for Mageia/Mandriva Linux

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Getting-Started with Epson Images Scanning for Mandriva 2008/2009/2010 and Mageia 1/2/3/4/5 and Cauldron i586/x8664 Linux Desktop.

Epson Image Scan! for Linux is a Software that provides Graphical User Interface for Scanning on Linux Desktops.
It Includes the Driver – called backend (Epkowa) – an the Graphical Interface which enables you to Scan in Black & White.

To Get Installed the imageScan Software for Epson Scanners on Linux is enough to Search on Epson Download Center with a Generic Epson Scanner Model…

1. Download Epson Image Scan Driver & Software for GNU/Linux

   Search “MY-MODEL” (Eg.:WF-3640) and Linux

   imageScan Software for Linux

2. Open a Command Line Terminal Window.

   Right-Click on Desktop >> Konsole

   

   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.

3. Installing Image Scan! for Mageia/Mandriva Linux.

   Change to the Epson scanner driver download Location

   cd $HOME/Downloads

   Decompress the driver package

   tar xvzf ./*scan*.rpm.tar.gz

   Then Install the drivers one-by-one with

   sudo urpmi ./iscan-bundle*/core/iscan*.rpm

   sudo urpmi ./iscan-bundle*/data/iscan*.rpm

   sudo urpmi ./iscan-bundle*/plugins/iscan*.rpm

   You’ll may Need to Remove the conflicting sane Soft with:

   su -c "urpme saned"

4. Launch imageScan and Start Scanning :).