As you may know, VueScan is a software that permits the users to easily scan documents via either Flatbed and Glass.
Basically, it uses the scan driver (virtual interface) and provides a user interface, so that the users can scan easily. According to the official website, VueScan is compatible with 5831 scanners from 42 scanner manufacturers
The latest version available is VueScan 9.6.22, which comes with some changes.
Installation instructions:
The official VueScan website provides the software as a precompiled archive, so all you need to do is to download the archive for your system’s architecture, extract it, set execution permissions and run the app launcher.
How to install VueScan on 32 bit (i386/i586) Linux systems:
$ wget -c www.hamrick.com/files/vuex3292.tgz
$ tar -zxvf vuex*.tgz
$ cd VueScan
$ chmod u+x vuescan
$ ./vuescan
How to install VueScan on 64 bit (amd64/x86_64) Linux systems:
$ wget -c www.hamrick.com/files/vuex6492.tgz
$ tar -zxvf vuex*.tgz
$ cd VueScan
$ chmod u+x vuescan
$ ./vuescan