How to Install and Uninstall sane-utils Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "sane-utils" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                sane-utils
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "sane-utils" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall sane-utils on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: sane-utils
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.0.25+git20150528-1ubuntu2.16.04.3
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: graphics
Source: sane-backends
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Jörg Frings-Fürst
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 575
Depends: adduser, update-inetd, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), libavahi-client3 (>= 0.6.16), libavahi-common3 (>= 0.6.16), libc6 (>= 2.15), libieee1284-3, libsane (>= 1.0.24), libsystemd0, libusb-1.0-0 (>= 2:1.0.8)
Suggests: avahi-daemon, unpaper
Filename: pool/main/s/sane-backends/sane-utils_1.0.25+git20150528-1ubuntu2.16.04.3_amd64.deb
Size: 189224
MD5sum: 8444ce41935c81a25f31955f752af1ff
SHA1: dfd1c8e0246b86955f4219d6794ee583d848359f
SHA256: fee94f3cf78bd350ac135fe6f5787d10ce6bd4613740ba896a1581289e56fe1b
SHA512: 0999c773a0efbab35607cec109167d90ffe4c186f4035378317107fc4eb909421dce9fc3aec485c883874aaffb99ba01524a5f49f359d5670988b667c7d41eb9
Homepage: http://www.sane-project.org
Description-en: API library for scanners -- utilities
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 the command line frontend scanimage, the saned
server and the sane-find-scanner utility, along with their documentation.
Description-md5: 46748a077d33d525cc353029dfa80b7d
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-desktop, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop
Supported: 5y

Package: sane-utils
Priority: optional
Section: graphics
Installed-Size: 585
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Jörg Frings-Fürst
Architecture: amd64
Source: sane-backends
Version: 1.0.25+git20150528-1ubuntu2
Depends: adduser, update-inetd, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), libavahi-client3 (>= 0.6.16), libavahi-common3 (>= 0.6.16), libc6 (>= 2.15), libieee1284-3, libsane (>= 1.0.24), libsystemd0, libusb-1.0-0 (>= 2:1.0.8)
Suggests: avahi-daemon, unpaper
Filename: pool/main/s/sane-backends/sane-utils_1.0.25+git20150528-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 189778
MD5sum: 83342d714893b05673171f04949bee2e
SHA1: 010a0a364a69f8ee83d9079534a3e287f17a45ec
SHA256: cb3007a72be50c16fc55cab6934cb0c9ef768566816e831f837e35d24766e44c
Description-en: API library for scanners -- utilities
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 the command line frontend scanimage, the saned
server and the sane-find-scanner utility, along with their documentation.
Description-md5: 46748a077d33d525cc353029dfa80b7d
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, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-desktop, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop