# 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 ```sh sudo av install brew:sane-backends ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install sane-backends ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install sane-backends ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: graphics/sane-backends/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add sane-backends ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: sane-backends from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install libsane-common ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libsane-common from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install sane-backends ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: sane-backends from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#sane-backends ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: sane-backends from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install libsane1 ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libsane1 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:sane-backends - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.4.0 - **Source summary:** Backends for scanner access - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - gamma4scanimage (cli) - sane-config (cli) - sane-find-scanner (cli) - saned (cli) - scanimage (cli) - umax_pp (cli) - gamma4scanimage (alias) - sane-config (alias) - sane-find-scanner (alias) - saned (alias) - scanimage (alias) - umax_pp (alias) ## Dependencies - jpeg-turbo - libpng - libtiff - libusb - net-snmp ## Build dependencies - pkgconf ## Uses from macOS - libxml2 ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.4.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: http://www.sane-project.org/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## 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 - Unix: /usr/local/etc/sane.d/*.conf, /usr/local/etc/sane.d/dll.conf, /usr/local/etc/sane.d/dll.d/* ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - libsane-common - 1.3.1-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libsane-common from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | API library for scanners -- documentation and support files | http://www.sane-project.org - Debian apt - libsane-dev - 1.3.1-3+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libsane-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | API development library for scanners [development files] | http://www.sane-project.org - Debian apt - libsane1 - 1.3.1-3+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libsane1 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | API library for scanners | http://www.sane-project.org - Debian apt - sane-utils - 1.3.1-3+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: sane-utils from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | API library for scanners -- utilities | http://www.sane-project.org - Nix - sane-backends: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: sane-backends from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - Ubuntu apt - libsane-common - 1.2.1-7build4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libsane-common from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | API library for scanners -- documentation and support files | http://www.sane-project.org - Ubuntu apt - libsane-dev - 1.2.1-7build4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libsane-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | API development library for scanners [development files] | http://www.sane-project.org - Ubuntu apt - libsane1 - 1.2.1-7build4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libsane1 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | API library for scanners | http://www.sane-project.org - Ubuntu apt - sane-utils - 1.2.1-7build4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: sane-utils from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | API library for scanners -- utilities | http://www.sane-project.org - apk - sane-backends - 1.4.0-r4: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: sane-backends from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Scanner Access Now Easy - universal scanner interface (metapackage) | http://www.sane-project.org/ - dnf - sane-backends - 1.4.0-7.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: sane-backends from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Scanner access software | http://www.sane-project.org - dnf - sane-backends-daemon - 1.4.0-7.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: sane-backends-daemon from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Scanner network daemon | http://www.sane-project.org - dnf - sane-backends-devel - 1.4.0-7.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: sane-backends-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | SANE development toolkit | http://www.sane-project.org - dnf - sane-backends-doc - 1.4.0-7.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: sane-backends-doc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | SANE backends documentation | http://www.sane-project.org - dnf - sane-backends-drivers-cameras - 1.4.0-7.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: sane-backends-drivers-cameras from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Scanner backend drivers for digital cameras | http://www.sane-project.org - dnf - sane-backends-drivers-scanners - 1.4.0-7.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: sane-backends-drivers-scanners from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | SANE backend drivers for scanners | http://www.sane-project.org ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Media and graphics packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/media-graphics-tools/) - Matched media, image, audio, video, or graphics metadata. - [jpeg-turbo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jpeg-turbo/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libpng](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libpng/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libtiff](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libtiff/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [net-snmp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/net-snmp/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [simple-scan](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/simple-scan/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [xsane](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/xsane/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [cyme](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cyme/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, hardware, system. - [dcled](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dcled/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, hardware, system. - [digitemp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/digitemp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, hardware, system. - [dpcmd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dpcmd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, hardware, system. - [framework-tool-tui](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/framework-tool-tui/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, hardware, system. - [garmintools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/garmintools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, hardware, system. - [gfxutil](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gfxutil/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, hardware, system. - [hwloc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hwloc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, hardware, system. - [qemu](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/qemu/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, jpeg, jpeg-turbo, libpng, libusb. - [cahute](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cahute/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, libusb, system. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/sane-backends.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/sane-backends.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph