debian libsane-common, dependencies, and canon LIDE-120
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I'm running debian-stable (stretch).
I have a canon LIDE-120, a scanner which in debian seems to require libsane-common-1.0.27, which is currently available only in sid (debian-unstable).
So my scanner is currently not usable. I wonder whether that can be fixed in the short run, without too much disruption of my debian system.
I have to confess that I've installed some packages from unstable (e.g. guile-2.2.3), but only ones without a large number of dependencies.
The approach I considered in this case was via including the unstable repository in my apt/sources and using "pinning",
but I chickened out - there were a lot of dependencies and hence an install of this packaged promised to install a lot of additional packages. (And if my memory is correct, apt threatened to do things like delete various packages - or maybe "metapackages" - like gnome).
So I wonder: is there another approach? Or must I just wait for this package to get into "stretch/backports" before I can use my scanner?
Thanks,
george
debian canon-lide sane
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George McNinch
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I'm running debian-stable (stretch).
I have a canon LIDE-120, a scanner which in debian seems to require libsane-common-1.0.27, which is currently available only in sid (debian-unstable).
So my scanner is currently not usable. I wonder whether that can be fixed in the short run, without too much disruption of my debian system.
I have to confess that I've installed some packages from unstable (e.g. guile-2.2.3), but only ones without a large number of dependencies.
The approach I considered in this case was via including the unstable repository in my apt/sources and using "pinning",
but I chickened out - there were a lot of dependencies and hence an install of this packaged promised to install a lot of additional packages. (And if my memory is correct, apt threatened to do things like delete various packages - or maybe "metapackages" - like gnome).
So I wonder: is there another approach? Or must I just wait for this package to get into "stretch/backports" before I can use my scanner?
Thanks,
george
debian canon-lide sane
asked Sep 7 at 17:51
George McNinch
1014
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I'm running debian-stable (stretch).
I have a canon LIDE-120, a scanner which in debian seems to require libsane-common-1.0.27, which is currently available only in sid (debian-unstable).
So my scanner is currently not usable. I wonder whether that can be fixed in the short run, without too much disruption of my debian system.
I have to confess that I've installed some packages from unstable (e.g. guile-2.2.3), but only ones without a large number of dependencies.
The approach I considered in this case was via including the unstable repository in my apt/sources and using "pinning",
but I chickened out - there were a lot of dependencies and hence an install of this packaged promised to install a lot of additional packages. (And if my memory is correct, apt threatened to do things like delete various packages - or maybe "metapackages" - like gnome).
So I wonder: is there another approach? Or must I just wait for this package to get into "stretch/backports" before I can use my scanner?
Thanks,
george
debian canon-lide sane
asked Sep 7 at 17:51
George McNinch
1014
I'm running debian-stable (stretch).
I have a canon LIDE-120, a scanner which in debian seems to require libsane-common-1.0.27, which is currently available only in sid (debian-unstable).
So my scanner is currently not usable. I wonder whether that can be fixed in the short run, without too much disruption of my debian system.
I have to confess that I've installed some packages from unstable (e.g. guile-2.2.3), but only ones without a large number of dependencies.
The approach I considered in this case was via including the unstable repository in my apt/sources and using "pinning",
but I chickened out - there were a lot of dependencies and hence an install of this packaged promised to install a lot of additional packages. (And if my memory is correct, apt threatened to do things like delete various packages - or maybe "metapackages" - like gnome).
So I wonder: is there another approach? Or must I just wait for this package to get into "stretch/backports" before I can use my scanner?
Thanks,
george
debian canon-lide sane
debian canon-lide sane
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George McNinch
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George McNinch
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You always have the option to install from source. In general, this would mean
- remove tha SANE packages from your system
- download the sources for the backend and the frontends
- do
make && sudo make install
However, be careful with dependencies.
answered Nov 23 at 21:58
Ljm Dullaart
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thanks. In the end I "solved" the problem by converting one of my machines to "unstable". It has now been a wile since I thought carefully about it, but by my memory, it semed that an attempt to build the SANE packages could raise a fair amount of depency issues, so I got lazy...
– George McNinch
Nov 25 at 8:42
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You always have the option to install from source. In general, this would mean
- remove tha SANE packages from your system
- download the sources for the backend and the frontends
- do
make && sudo make install
However, be careful with dependencies.
answered Nov 23 at 21:58
Ljm Dullaart
56425
thanks. In the end I "solved" the problem by converting one of my machines to "unstable". It has now been a wile since I thought carefully about it, but by my memory, it semed that an attempt to build the SANE packages could raise a fair amount of depency issues, so I got lazy...
– George McNinch
Nov 25 at 8:42
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You always have the option to install from source. In general, this would mean
- remove tha SANE packages from your system
- download the sources for the backend and the frontends
- do
make && sudo make install
However, be careful with dependencies.
answered Nov 23 at 21:58
Ljm Dullaart
56425
thanks. In the end I "solved" the problem by converting one of my machines to "unstable". It has now been a wile since I thought carefully about it, but by my memory, it semed that an attempt to build the SANE packages could raise a fair amount of depency issues, so I got lazy...
– George McNinch
Nov 25 at 8:42
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up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
You always have the option to install from source. In general, this would mean
- remove tha SANE packages from your system
- download the sources for the backend and the frontends
- do
make && sudo make install
However, be careful with dependencies.
answered Nov 23 at 21:58
Ljm Dullaart
56425
You always have the option to install from source. In general, this would mean
- remove tha SANE packages from your system
- download the sources for the backend and the frontends
- do
make && sudo make install
However, be careful with dependencies.
answered Nov 23 at 21:58
Ljm Dullaart
56425
answered Nov 23 at 21:58
Ljm Dullaart
56425
answered Nov 23 at 21:58
Ljm Dullaart
56425
answered Nov 23 at 21:58
Ljm Dullaart
56425
56425
thanks. In the end I "solved" the problem by converting one of my machines to "unstable". It has now been a wile since I thought carefully about it, but by my memory, it semed that an attempt to build the SANE packages could raise a fair amount of depency issues, so I got lazy...
– George McNinch
Nov 25 at 8:42
add a comment |
thanks. In the end I "solved" the problem by converting one of my machines to "unstable". It has now been a wile since I thought carefully about it, but by my memory, it semed that an attempt to build the SANE packages could raise a fair amount of depency issues, so I got lazy...
– George McNinch
Nov 25 at 8:42
thanks. In the end I "solved" the problem by converting one of my machines to "unstable". It has now been a wile since I thought carefully about it, but by my memory, it semed that an attempt to build the SANE packages could raise a fair amount of depency issues, so I got lazy...
– George McNinch
Nov 25 at 8:42
thanks. In the end I "solved" the problem by converting one of my machines to "unstable". It has now been a wile since I thought carefully about it, but by my memory, it semed that an attempt to build the SANE packages could raise a fair amount of depency issues, so I got lazy...
– George McNinch
Nov 25 at 8:42
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