Portable scanner to text for ubuntu 12.04

[Liam Proven]

On 23 January 2014 15:49, Don Parsons <dfp10 at verizon.net> wrote:
> I mean a portable (strip shaped) scanner where the software includes OCR to
> scan to text.  I tried to install an old Epson Perfection 1640SU and an old
> Plustek OpticSlim M12 scanner into Ubuntu 12.04 and failed.


Please bottom-quote on mailing lists.

How do you mean you tried to install them? Most scanners are just
plug-in-and-go. Ensure it's connected and turned on before you boot
Ubuntu.

Or are you trying to install Windows driver software on Linux? That
will definitely *not* work.

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