How To Install sane-utils on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install sane-utils on Kali Linux. sane-utils is API library for scanners – utilities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sane-utils on Kali Linux.

What is sane-utils

sane-utils is:

SANE stands for “Scanner Access Now Easy” and is an application programming interface (API) that provides standardized access to any raster image scanner hardware (flatbed scanner, hand-held scanner, video- and still-cameras, frame-grabbers, etc.). The SANE standard is free and its discussion and development are open to everybody. The current source code is written to support several operating systems, including GNU/Linux, OS/2, Win32 and various Unices and is available under the GNU General Public License (commercial applications and backends are welcome, too, however).

This package includes the command line frontend scanimage, the saned server and the sane-find-scanner utility, along with their documentation.

There are three methods to install sane-utils on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install sane-utils Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install sane-utils using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install sane-utils

Install sane-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install sane-utils using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install sane-utils

Install sane-utils Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install sane-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sane-utils

How To Uninstall sane-utils on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove sane-utils

Uninstall sane-utils And Its Dependencies

To uninstall sane-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sane-utils

Remove sane-utils Configurations and Data

To remove sane-utils configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sane-utils

Remove sane-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove sane-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sane-utils

Dependencies

sane-utils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sane-utils package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.