If you want to install ScanGear in Fedora or openSUSE, log in as root.
In Ubuntu, use the sudo command to install ScanGear.
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When asked for a password in Ubuntu, enter the password of the user who is currently logged in. |
1. Install ScanGear
Install ScanGear by entering the following command from the command line of a terminal software.
For Fedora 13/openSUSE 11.3
(1) Expanding the archived file and switching to the expanded directory
[root@zzz /yyy]# tar zxvf scangearmp-mx410series-1.70-x-rpm.tar.gz
[root@zzz /yyy]# cd scangearmp-mx410series-1.70-x-rpm
(2) Installing ScanGear
[root@zzz /yyy]# ./install.sh
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With openSUSE 11.3, the system environment may trigger a missing dependency error, and driver installation may fail. If that hapens, install the libpng12-0 package, and execute "(2) Installing ScanGear" again. |
For Ubuntu 10.10
(1) Expanding the archived file and switching to the expanded directory
[user@zzz /yyy]$ tar zxvf scangearmp-mx410series-1.70-x-deb.tar.gz
[user@zzz /yyy]$ cd scangearmp-mx410series-1.70-x-deb
(2) Installing ScanGear
[user@zzz /yyy]$ sudo ./install.sh
2. Turn on the machine (for USB connection only)
Confirm that the computer and machine are connected with a USB cable, and then turn on the machine. If the machine is already on, disconnect the cable from the machine, and then reconnect it.
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If a window prompting you to add a printer is automatically displayed when you turn on or connect the machine, cancel the window to close it. |