How to Install and Uninstall libsane-common Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: November 25,2024

1. Install "libsane-common" package

This is a short guide on how to install libsane-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libsane-common
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libsane-common" package

Learn how to uninstall libsane-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libsane-common
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libsane-common package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libsane-common
Architecture: all
Version: 1.0.25+git20150528-1ubuntu2.16.04.3
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: sane-backends
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Jörg Frings-Fürst
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 4132
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2)
Breaks: libsane (<< 1.0.25)
Replaces: libsane (<< 1.0.25)
Filename: pool/main/s/sane-backends/libsane-common_1.0.25+git20150528-1ubuntu2.16.04.3_all.deb
Size: 709382
MD5sum: 49625d503c9e75b160b722ac92c2fc69
SHA1: 2a6bb1acbf53d48377900c90ec27910ed83454cd
SHA256: 8e0601c41ff064f9d282c5402030479fd746131363be1dbb193ad03bf0090a23
SHA512: 708377b122b63709e452c0f7d243a3fac5cd7303c08f932d975b5811bfe3074efb59c505930ed22077d97061a5770b6141ff2656483fc226202c5cf5352703ed
Homepage: http://www.sane-project.org
Description-en: API library for scanners -- documentation and support files
SANE stands for "Scanner Access Now Easy" and is an application
programming interface (API) that provides standardized access to any
raster image scanner hardware (flatbed scanner, hand-held scanner,
video- and still-cameras, frame-grabbers, etc.). The SANE standard is
free and its discussion and development are open to everybody. The
current source code is written to support several operating systems,
including GNU/Linux, OS/2, Win32 and various Unices and is available
under the GNU General Public License (commercial applications and
backends are welcome, too, however).
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This package includes documentation for libsane, such as the man pages
and list of supported scanners, and support files (i18n data).
Description-md5: 31f95687fe5e5d491a4cdaa5bfc6e2b9
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, print-server, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-sdk, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop
Supported: 5y

Package: libsane-common
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 4132
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Jörg Frings-Fürst
Architecture: all
Source: sane-backends
Version: 1.0.25+git20150528-1ubuntu2
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2)
Filename: pool/main/s/sane-backends/libsane-common_1.0.25+git20150528-1ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 710126
MD5sum: a3b7176e85335e0a19ac0765178f0f52
SHA1: 151f7ea30206d4d0b44b319fb5fdd9d259bbe486
SHA256: 0d06b8af6cf105fd62a5c4dc72172488b6a1e5fc9fb4595dcee50f6172331725
Description-en: API library for scanners -- documentation and support files
SANE stands for "Scanner Access Now Easy" and is an application
programming interface (API) that provides standardized access to any
raster image scanner hardware (flatbed scanner, hand-held scanner,
video- and still-cameras, frame-grabbers, etc.). The SANE standard is
free and its discussion and development are open to everybody. The
current source code is written to support several operating systems,
including GNU/Linux, OS/2, Win32 and various Unices and is available
under the GNU General Public License (commercial applications and
backends are welcome, too, however).
.
This package includes documentation for libsane, such as the man pages
and list of supported scanners, and support files (i18n data).
Description-md5: 31f95687fe5e5d491a4cdaa5bfc6e2b9
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://www.sane-project.org
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, print-server, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-sdk, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop