MFC-215C
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MFC-215C
Date: 06/07/2020 ID: faq00100712_000
Scan using XSane or GIMP (Linux)
1. Scan using XSane
- Make sure you have installed the scanner driver (brscan2 or brscan3).
- Make sure you have installed XSane from your distribution's repository.
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Start XSane:
- Click XSane in the application menu.
- Enter xsane in the terminal.
- The XSane dialog box appears. Select the settings you want, and then click Scan.
To scan via USB, log in with the root account or configure udev.
> Configure scan settings without administrator privileges (Linux)
2. Scan using GIMP
- Make sure you have installed the scanner driver (brscan2 or brscan3).
- Make sure you have installed GIMP and XSane from your distribution’s repository.
- Start GIMP.
- In the File menu, click Create > XSane > scanner name.
- The XSane dialog box appears. Select the settings you want, and then click Scan.
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