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After upgrading from Ubuntu 15.04 to 15.10, I had an issue with my scanner on Canon PIXMA MX870 that was not recognized by Simple Scan or Xsane. I've found my answer on how to make it work:

Original issue

The proposed solution suggested to install experimental libraries on my Ubuntu 15.10. It really resolved my issue and I could see my scanner, but unfortunately TeamViewer 11 required libjpeg62 (the original library). After I reinstalled TeamViewer, it "fixed" some of the libraries it needed, but then my Simple Scan and Xsane apps are gone.

Output from my "apt-get autoremove;apt-get autoclean":

The following packages will be REMOVED: argyll argyll-ref gnome-control-center-data gnome-settings-daemon libcolord-gtk1 libgoa-backend-1.0-1 xsane-common

Debian Expirimental - Libs

  • libjpeg62-turbo Version: 1:1.4.80-115-gfb907b2-1

  • libsane-common Version: 1.0.26~git20151121-1

  • libsane Version: 1.0.26~git20151121-1

When I try to install Simple Scan, the following error appears:

simple-scan: Depends: zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4) but 1:1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu4 is to be installed

Similar message appears when trying to install Xsane:

xsane: Depends: xsane-common (= 0.998-6ubuntu1) but 0.998-6ubuntu1 is to be installed

   Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14) but 2.21-0ubuntu4.1 is to be installed
   Depends: libgimp2.0 (>= 2.4.0) but 2.8.14-1ubuntu2 is to be installed
   Depends: libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.12.0) but 2.46.1-1 is to be installed
   Depends: libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.14.0) but 2.24.28-1ubuntu1.1 is to be installed
   Depends: libjpeg8 (>= 8c) but 8c-2ubuntu8 is to be installed
   Depends: libpng12-0 (>= 1.2.13-4) but 1.2.51-0ubuntu3.15.10.2 is to be installed
   Depends: libsane (>= 1.0.11-3) but 1.0.25+git20150528-1ubuntu2 is to be installed
   Depends: libtiff5 (>= 4.0.3) but 4.0.3-12.3ubuntu2 is to be installed
   Depends: zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4) but 1:1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu4 is to be installed

QUESTIONS:

  1. Is it possible to make my TeamViewer work as well as Simple Scan and Xsane?
  2. How could I fix the issue with my libraries?
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I believe I found a way in order to answer my own questions:

1) It appears I can't have both - experimental and buggy stable version of those libraries. So I had to choose. I can live without Simple Scan and Xsane, since scangearmp still works with my scanner! The solution is to get rid of the experimental libs.

2) Again, the solution is to get rid of the experimental libs, by following:

# #Re-install the downloaded packages as root

  • # dpkg -i libjpeg62-turbo_1.4.80-115-gfb907b2-1_amd64.deb

  • # dpkg -i libsane-common_1.0.26~git20151121-1_all.deb

  • # dpkg -i libsane_1.0.26~git20151121-1_amd64.deb

# #Now remove the experimental libraries completely

  • # dpkg -P libsane
  • # dpkg -P libsane-common
  • # dpkg -P libjpeg62-turbo

Start "Ubuntu Software Center" and let Ubuntu do the repair of missing libraries, by clicking Ok. Alternatively, you may install and uninstall Simple Scan, or Xsane and we're done - all libraries are now fixed, and everything's back to normal!

madjoe
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