In 18.04, have a networked Brother MFC-J870DW, which works fine in gscan2pdf, Simple Scan & Gimp 2.8. However, Gimp 2.10 can't find it. Meaning, there is no scanner listed when I select File > Create. I suspect I need to point Gimp to xsane. Looking for help to do this. Thanks.
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How did you installed GIMP (from PPA or as a Snap)?– N0rbertJul 17, 2018 at 10:41
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I installed using Ubuntu Software (Flatpak).– Hey_YGBSMJul 18, 2018 at 4:58
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1Tried uninstalling GIMP before doing a fresh install, which posted this:– Hey_YGBSMJul 20, 2018 at 3:05
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2[Solved] - Removed the Ubuntu Flatpak version and reinstalled using the PPA. The GIMP File > Create menu now shows XSane & xscanimage. Thanks for the assistance.– Hey_YGBSMJul 20, 2018 at 4:04
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2Added your/our solution as answer, please accept it.– N0rbertJul 20, 2018 at 8:07
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You don't need a ppa, just
sudo apt install xsane
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I use Ubuntu Studio 19.10, GIMP 2.10.14 (PPA version) and XSANE 0.999-7 and I don't have the direct SCAN option into the FILE menu. How can I fix this?– JuanDec 11, 2019 at 2:54
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Thanks! Worked also for me on Debian Bullseye 5.10.140-1 (2022-09-02) x86_64 GNU/Linux with GIMP 2.10.22 and XSane 0.999.– Rob BarOct 2, 2022 at 12:06
As you have installed GIMP as FlatPak I suggest to remove this FlatPak version with
flatpak uninstall flathub org.gimp.GIMP
and then install normal deb-based version 2.8 with
sudo apt-get install gimp
or get 2.10 from PPA:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gimp
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Just saying, for 19.10 it's already 2.10 with default repositories Oct 26, 2019 at 11:35