If you want to install ScanGear in Fedora or openSUSE, log in as root.
In Ubuntu, use the sudo command to install ScanGear.

When asked for a password in Ubuntu, enter the password of the user who is currently logged in.

1. Install ScanGear

Install ScanGear by entering the following command from the command line of a terminal software.

For Fedora 12/openSUSE 11.2

1) Expanding the archived file and switching to the expanded directory

[root@zzz /yyy]# tar zxvf scangearmp-mx340series-1.50-x-i386-rpm.tar.gz
[root@zzz /yyy]# cd scangearmp-mx340series-1.50-x-i386-rpm

2) Installing ScanGear

[root@zzz /yyy]# ./install.sh

For Ubuntu 9.10

1) Expanding the archived file and switching to the expanded directory

[user@zzz /yyy]$ tar zxvf scangearmp-mx340series-1.50-x-i386-deb.tar.gz
[user@zzz /yyy]$ cd scangearmp-mx340series-1.50-x-i386-deb

2) Installing ScanGear

[user@zzz /yyy]$ sudo ./install.sh

2. Turn on the machine (for USB connection only)

Confirm that the computer and machine are connected with a USB cable, and then turn on the machine. If the machine is already on, disconnect the cable from the machine, and then reconnect it.

If a window prompting you to add a printer is automatically displayed when you turn on or connect the machine, cancel the window to close it.