How To Install sane-backends on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sane-backends on AlmaLinux 8.
What is 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 sane-backends on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install sane-backends.
Install sane-backends on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install sane-backends using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install sane-backends
Install sane-backends on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install sane-backends using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install sane-backends
How To Uninstall sane-backends on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the sane-backends package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove sane-backends
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sane-backends on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.