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Flegita: Gnome Scan – A Simple Scanning Alternative to XSane

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Ubuntu: Before getting too frustrated with XSane, the in-built graphical front-end of SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy) why not try Flegita, also called Gnome Scan. Originally launched as a proof of concept during the 2006 Google Summer of Code, Gnome Scan has no real back-end support, but its a good alternative to the XSane UI (User Interface) — it is fast and provides just a single window as UI for your home or office scanners and is intuitive enough for dummies. [See Sceenshot] – Moreover it also integrates in other apps like the GIMP Image Editor.  

To substitute XSane with Flegita, uninstall XSane but remember Flegita needs the SANE API back-end, so let it be.

Uninstall XSANE: $ sudo apt-get remove xsane
Install Flegita and plugin for Gimp:
$ sudo apt-get install flegita flegita-gimp

After the installation, run Gnome Scan as standalone with $ flegita. Do not need your root account.
or Applications -> Graphics -> Scanner Utility
The Flegita-Gimp plugin permits you to scan directly into a new Gimp layer and is definitely a better choice to the Flegita standalone. This way you can take advantage of the many graphic manipulation features Gimp puts at your disposal. You’ll find it at Gimp: File -> New -> Scan
– It opens up with the same single three-tab Window as the standalone.

– Flegita sets default resolution at 96dpi, all changes last only for that working session, so each time you start it, remember to reset to your preferred resolution. You’ll find the resolution scroll-bar at the “Advanced” tab

With Flegita and “hpoj” it took me just a few minutes tosetup my old parallel port HP PSC 500 All-in-one Printer to print and scan.
via [Gnome Scan]

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  • Brytus

    Good news, i flegita did a good job for me

  • http://www.lk.com xtom

    I heard that in the future xsane will be replaced by flegita cause Flegita is really easy to use, it works and it looks good.

  • http://www.zzeta.com zzeta

    The HP Linux Web site (http://hpinkjet.sourceforge.net/productsmf.php) states that the backend (PPD file) for the PSC 500 is hpijs. Ubuntu Hoary has this file at /usr/share/cups/model/foomatic-ppds/HP. So, I’d start over by deleting the HP PSC 500 and selecting “New Printer” in the printer-manager GUI, selecting the HP PSC 500 (again) in the HP list, and selecting the ppd file (HP-PSC_500-hpijs.ppd.gz
    ) after clicking through the files to HP in the GUI. I’ve found that if one doesn’t select correctly, it’s best to begin anew. Once the ppd file is selected, Ubuntu places an unzipped copy in /etc/cups/ppd.

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  • bersace

    Hi,

    Please update to 0.6.2 from https://launchpad.net/~bersace/+archive/ppa . It especially has extended support for options and performances improvements.

    Regards,
    Étienne.

  • http://www.kabatology.com/ Martin Kaba

    @BERSACE: Thanks for the PPA. I’ll note that in the post. thanks.

  • elia

    Hello, I have a pSC500 on ubuntu 9.04.
    I have some trouble with hplip: I can’th choose the parallel port on setup menu, but the printer work perfectly, but I’m not able tu use the scanner.
    Can you help me?

  • http://www.kabatology.com/ Martin Kaba

    @ELIA: Ciao, try this:
    Uninstall xsane sudo apt-get remove xsane
    Install hpoj with sudo apt-get install hpoj
    Install Flegita and plugin for Gimp:
    sudo apt-get install flegita flegita-gimp

    Restart your PC and try scanning. Let me know…

  • Shauky

    You’re a lifesaver.