How to Install and Uninstall scanbd Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: January 10,2025

You can also install and uninstall the scanbd on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "scanbd" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install scanbd on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                scanbd
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "scanbd" package

Learn how to uninstall scanbd on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                scanbd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the scanbd package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: scanbd
Source: scanbd (1.5.1-6)
Version: 1.5.1-6+b1
Installed-Size: 189
Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: amd64
Depends: lsb-base (>= 3.0-6), openbsd-inetd | inet-superserver, sane-utils, update-inetd, libc6 (>= 2.34), libconfuse2 (>= 3.2.1~), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libsane1 (>= 1.0.27), libudev1 (>= 183)
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Description: Scanner button daemon
Description-md5: d74871c46cb6f52c5de388d68a7032a4
Homepage: http://scanbd.sf.net/
Section: misc
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/scanbd/scanbd_1.5.1-6+b1_amd64.deb
Size: 48256
MD5sum: 7b8783a3ece6e4b785663171b5268f9f
SHA256: c6118144842e04909a4a1fc75d73cd74af692f1331feecb8b620a5dd17faece9