Difference between pages "Barcode scanner" and "Scanners"

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Barcode Scanners are well supported under Linux. They typically have a [[USB]] connector and register as [[keyboard]] [[device]]s, sending the number they scan as if they were keyboard input. They do not require an additional driver, they just work as a second keyboard.
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Scanners can be used to store a digital copy of images to your computer. To scan under Linux, [[open a console]] and enter the command
 
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xsane
= See also =
 
* [[Hardware]]
 
* [[Scanners]]
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcode_scanner Wikipedia's article]
 
* [http://userbase.kde.org/Kbarcode KDE program to print barcodes]
 
 
 
[[Category:Hardware]]
 

Revision as of 06:00, 15 June 2012

Scanners can be used to store a digital copy of images to your computer. To scan under Linux, open a console and enter the command

xsane