Scanning

Kubuntu offers support for a variety of scanners. To see if a particular scanner is supported, review the Scanner Hardware Support wiki page as well as the SANE Projects list of supported scanners.

Kubuntu comes installed with the software application Kooka, KDE scanning and OCR. To access Kooka go to Kickoff Application LauncherApplicationsGraphicsScan & OCR Program. More information on Kooka can be located in The Kooka Manual.

Scanner Installation and Configuration

If the scanner is supported, installation is the next step. Most supported USB scanners will be installed automatically. If the scanner is not automatically installed, refer to the following installation instructions.

Installation Help

Please refer to the Adding Applications documentation for Kubuntu.

Further scanner installation and configuration information

For more information please review the following:

Procedure 1. Scanner manual installation

  1. Install the libsane-extras package.

  2. Alt+F2, at the dialog type kdesudo kwrite /etc/sane.d/dll.conf and press the OK button.

  3. Locate the correct driver for the scanner and uncomment it by removing/deleting the #.

  4. Save and close the file.

  5. Use Kooka to start scanning.