macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install sane-backendslocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install sane-backendsMacPorts ports tree · graphics/sane-backends/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install sane-backends with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper
Backends for scanner access. Version 1.4.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add sane-backendsAlpine Linux edge package indexes · sane-backends · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libsane-commonDebian stable package indexes · libsane-common · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install sane-backendsFedora Rawhide package metadata · sane-backends · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#sane-backendsnixpkgs package indexes · sane-backends · source: raw.githubusercontent.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libsane1openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libsane1 · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Backends for scanner access
Project links
Commands and aliases
- gamma4scanimage
- sane-config
- sane-find-scanner
- saned
- scanimage
- umax_pp
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:image
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 5 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
/usr/local/etc/sane.d/*.conf/usr/local/etc/sane.d/dll.conf/usr/local/etc/sane.d/dll.d/*
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
gamma4scanimage | cli | global executable | |
sane-config | cli | global executable | |
sane-find-scanner | cli | global executable | |
saned | cli | global executable | |
scanimage | cli | global executable | |
umax_pp | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version1.4.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.http://www.sane-project.org/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:sane-backends |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.4.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/sane-backends |
| Homepage | http://www.sane-project.org/ |
| Repository | https://gitlab.com/sane-project/backends |
| Upstream docs | https://sane-project.org/docs.html |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://gitlab.com/-/project/429008/uploads/843c156420e211859e974f78f64c3ea3/sane-backends-1.4.0.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | jpeg-turbo, libpng, libtiff, libusb, net-snmp |
| Build dependencies | pkgconf |
| Uses from macOS | libxml2 |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | sane-backends |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 2 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
libsane-common 1.3.1-3
API library for scanners -- documentation and support files
sudo apt install libsane-common- Section: libs
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: sane-backends
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sane Backends
Debian apt95%
libsane-dev 1.3.1-3+b1
API development library for scanners [development files]
sudo apt install libsane-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: sane-backends
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sane Backends
Debian apt95%
libsane1 1.3.1-3+b1
API library for scanners
sudo apt install libsane1- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: sane-backends
- 23 dependencies
- 5 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sane Backends
Debian apt95%
sane-utils 1.3.1-3+b1
API library for scanners -- utilities
sudo apt install sane-utils- Section: graphics
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: sane-backends
- 14 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sane Backends
Nix95%
sane-backends
nix profile install nixpkgs#sane-backends- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sane Backends
Ubuntu apt95%
libsane-common 1.2.1-7build4
API library for scanners -- documentation and support files
sudo apt install libsane-common- Section: libs
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: sane-backends
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sane Backends
Ubuntu apt95%
libsane-dev 1.2.1-7build4
API development library for scanners [development files]
sudo apt install libsane-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: sane-backends
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sane Backends
Ubuntu apt95%
libsane1 1.2.1-7build4
API library for scanners
sudo apt install libsane1- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: sane-backends
- 22 dependencies
- 5 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sane Backends
Ubuntu apt95%
sane-utils 1.2.1-7build4
API library for scanners -- utilities
sudo apt install sane-utils- Section: graphics
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: sane-backends
- 14 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sane Backends
apk95%
sane-backends 1.4.0-r4
Scanner Access Now Easy - universal scanner interface (metapackage)
sudo apk add sane-backends- License: GPL-2.0-or-later GPL-2.0-or-later-with-sane-exception Public-Domain
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: sane
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sane Backends
dnf95%
sane-backends 1.4.0-7.fc45
Scanner access software
sudo dnf install sane-backends- License: GPL-2.0-or-later WITH SANE-exception AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-2.0-only AND LGPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND LicenseRef-Fedora-Public-Domain AND
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: sane-backends
- 15 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sane Backends
dnf95%
sane-backends-daemon 1.4.0-7.fc45
Scanner network daemon
sudo dnf install sane-backends-daemon- License: GPL-2.0-or-later WITH SANE-exception AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-2.0-only AND LGPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND LicenseRef-Fedora-Public-Domain AND
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: sane-backends
- 8 dependencies
- 4 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sane Backends
dnf95%
sane-backends-devel 1.4.0-7.fc45
SANE development toolkit
sudo dnf install sane-backends-devel- License: GPL-2.0-or-later WITH SANE-exception AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-2.0-only AND LGPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND LicenseRef-Fedora-Public-Domain AND
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: sane-backends
- 12 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sane Backends
dnf95%
sane-backends-doc 1.4.0-7.fc45
SANE backends documentation
sudo dnf install sane-backends-doc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later WITH SANE-exception AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-2.0-only AND LGPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND LicenseRef-Fedora-Public-Domain AND
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: sane-backends
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sane Backends
dnf95%
sane-backends-drivers-cameras 1.4.0-7.fc45
Scanner backend drivers for digital cameras
sudo dnf install sane-backends-drivers-cameras- License: GPL-2.0-or-later WITH SANE-exception AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-2.0-only AND LGPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND LicenseRef-Fedora-Public-Domain AND
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: sane-backends
- 11 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sane Backends
dnf95%
sane-backends-drivers-scanners 1.4.0-7.fc45
SANE backend drivers for scanners
sudo dnf install sane-backends-drivers-scanners- License: GPL-2.0-or-later WITH SANE-exception AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-2.0-only AND LGPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND LicenseRef-Fedora-Public-Domain AND
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: sane-backends
- 12 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sane Backends
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment