How To Install simple-scan on AlmaLinux 8

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install simple-scan on AlmaLinux 8.

What is simple-scan

Simple Scan is an easy-to-use application, designed to let users connect their scanner and quickly have the image/document in an appropriate format.

We can use yum or dnf to install simple-scan on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install simple-scan.

Install simple-scan 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 simple-scan using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install simple-scan

Install simple-scan 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 simple-scan using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install simple-scan

How To Uninstall simple-scan on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the simple-scan package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove simple-scan

References

• simple-scan website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install simple-scan on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.