How To Install mingw64-sane-backends on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install mingw64-sane-backends in Fedora 36. mingw64-sane-backends is Static version of the Scanner Access Now Easy (SANE) universal scanner interface.

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mingw64-sane-backends on Fedora 36.

What is `mingw64-sane-backends`

Scanner Access Now Easy (SANE) is a universal scanner interface. The SANE application programming interface (API) provides standardized access to any raster image scanner hardware (flatbed scanner, hand-held scanner, video and still cameras, frame-grabbers, etc.).

We can use yum or dnf to install mingw64-sane-backends on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mingw64-sane-backends.

Install mingw64-sane-backends on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install mingw64-sane-backends using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mingw64-sane-backends

Install mingw64-sane-backends on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install mingw64-sane-backends using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mingw64-sane-backends

How To Uninstall mingw64-sane-backends on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the mingw64-sane-backends package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove mingw64-sane-backends

mingw64-sane-backends Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/doc/mingw64-sane-backends
/usr/share/doc/mingw64-sane-backends/COPYING
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/bin/gamma4scanimage.exe
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/bin/libsane-1.dll
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/bin/sane-config
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/bin/sane-find-scanner.exe
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/bin/scanimage.exe
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/etc/sane.d
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/etc/sane.d/dll.conf
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/etc/sane.d/dll.d
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/etc/sane.d/fujitsu.conf
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/etc/sane.d/saned.conf
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include/sane
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include/sane/sane.h
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include/sane/saneopts.h
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/lib/pkgconfig/sane-backends.pc

References

mingw64-sane-backends website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mingw64-sane-backends on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).