How To Install simple-scan on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install simple-scan on Kali Linux. simple-scan is Simple Scanning Utility

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install simple-scan on Kali Linux.

What is simple-scan

simple-scan is:

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.

Simple Scan is basically a frontend for SANE - which is the same backend as XSANE uses. This means that all existing scanners will work and the interface is well tested.

There are three methods to install simple-scan 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 simple-scan Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install simple-scan

Install simple-scan Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install simple-scan

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

sudo aptitude -y install simple-scan

How To Uninstall simple-scan on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove simple-scan

Uninstall simple-scan And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove simple-scan

Remove simple-scan Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge simple-scan

Remove simple-scan configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge simple-scan

Dependencies

simple-scan have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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