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penguins-eggs, a tool that lets you create an ISO based on your installed system - without or with the user data. I’ve not had the chance to test it, but I sure plan to over the weekend - I’ve been wondering if there is something that does just this, so this was a wonderful find 
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I know–who still uses a flatbed scanner these days? Well, I do. And if you do too, I recommend this:
NAPS2 - A FOSS scanner software with an easy to use GUI. I’ve tested it on EOS, MX, and Windoze and it drives both my Kodak/Funai and my HP Officejet AiO scanners like a champ.
I should give HP the credit for this find. Recently launched “HP Smart” on my Windows machine because I needed to do a quick scan. HP Smart insisted that I create an account before I could use the scanner! Pissed me right off. I briefly looked at the (free) Microsoft scanner app, but it only rated 3.8 stars in the app store. Main complaint is that sometimes it just quits working without any explanation. I found NAPS2 after a few minutes of research. It’s in the AUR and it’s also available as a .deb and a .exe. It’s easy to use and snappy fast. I shouldn’t be surprised anymore that a FOSS app works faster and looks better than its commercial competitors, but I am.
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I do have a flatbed, it’s valuable. but given my choices I’d rather stick with the EpsonScan2 flatpak package (AUR version did not work).
as far as Foss:
xsane was overkill and uninutitive
grscan2pdf was ok but clunky as snot
simple scan sees scanner but doesn’t have the library to make it work. and it had a poor record of recognizing scanner to begin with.
etc
What does naps2 bring to the table for you?
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I installed it on my mom’s windows 10 laptop some time ago, works flawlessly.
While official HP laserjet software refusing to scan anything. Though before it’s worked fine.
I fucking hate HP printers/scanners and their software.
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Greyjay for android, open source. Good stuff from Louis Rossman…
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Just try
yay micro
and you will be cured of nano for good.
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To be fair, I want nano as a basic editor without anything fancy attached. If I want more features I use neovim.
Edit: Nevermind, I like micro now.
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NAPS2 is not a miracle but it’s pretty good. 1) I can choose to save as a PDF or a dozen or so different image formats with a mouse click right on the button bar. 2) I can print what I’ve just scanned with a mouse click. No need to save the scan as a file, open it, and print it as separate operations. 3) The GUI is intuitive – no need to RTFM. 4) It seems to respond & scan more quickly than other apps.
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How long before Screw-YouTube announces a GrayJay blocker?
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thank you
Not a discovery, but a true gem that I rely so much on and which is alone almost enough to always stick to KDE: KDE Connect. Since I switched from Windows to KDE I use this tool everyday, and it is just SO MUCH convenient. I am in the middle of switching from one phone to another, and without KDE connect this would be horrible…
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A similar tool is called localsend. You can check it out. I am enthusiastic about it.
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Well, KDE connect is way more than sending files - sharing clipboards, sharing notifications and having multimediacontrols is also something which I use quite often. But it is good to know of an alternative, Linux is all about choice, so: TY!
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You are absolutely right. KDE connect is an exceptionally powerful tool in its own right.
I use localsend to move larger files back and forth on the network.
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Excellent find. . . . I’ve got a old HP6300 USB flatbed scanner. Throughout the years it was dumped by Microsoft Windows and never worked again. In linux the only program was ‘Skanlite’ and it worked OK but this Naps2 sofware is the icing on the cake. . . excellent find. It amazes me how something can be manufactured then dumped by Windows only never to used again. . . Until I got into Linux.
Rich;)
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Awesome news! I used Bromite for years and was so bummed out when the project was abandoned. Hopefully this one works out!
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