Re: Gnome simple-scan and Flatpak

[Greg <curtyshoo@gmail.com>]

On 2025-09-24, Joe <joe@jretrading.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Sep 2025 13:19:54 -0400
> Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Sep 24, 2025 at 12:55 PM Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > In order to download and compile simple-scan, it seems I need to
>> > install  the Flatpak development environment. Is that going to cause
>> > any problems with the normal Debian install//update environment?  
>> 
>> Try "Building Manually From Sources" instead. See
>> <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/simple-scan#building-manually-from-source>.
>> 
>>
> It has been pointed out that simple-scan is in the Debian repositories,
> but if there is some need to compile it, there's seems to be little
> problem. The source code, possibly tweaked for Debian, is also in the
> repositories.
>
> I think it's the word 'compile' that puts people off, as if it has some

I missed why you would compile it from source rather than just installing the
already compiled package.