Use the new ocr commandline tools. ############################################################################# cuneiform: - install cuneiform apt-get install cuneiform - copy /usr/share/xsane/ocr-scripts/xsane2cunei.sh to /usr/local/bin cp /usr/share/xsane/ocr-scripts/xsane2cunei.sh /usr/local/bin - at "xsane -> Setup -> Preferences -> OCR" add: OCR command: /usr/local/bin/xsane2cunei.sh -l -f -e Input file: -i Output file: -o - for , or please read the cuneiform man page. ############################################################################# tesseract-ocr: - install tesseract-ocr and at minimum one language file apt-get install tesseract-ocr tesseract-ocr-[eng|fra|ita|ndl|por|spa|vie|deu|deu-frak] - copy /usr/share/xsane/ocr-scripts/xsane2tess3.sh to /usr/local/bin cp /usr/share/xsane/ocr-scripts/xsane2tess3.sh /usr/local/bin - at "xsane -> Setup -> Preferences -> OCR" add: OCR command: /usr/local/bin/xsane2tess3.sh -l Input file: -i Output file: -o - for or please read the tesseract-ocr man page. ############################################################################# ocrad: - install ocrad apt-get install ocrad - copy /usr/share/xsane/ocr-scripts/xsane2ocrad.shh to /usr/local/bin cp /usr/share/xsane/ocr-scripts/xsane2ocrad.sh /usr/local/bin - at "xsane -> Setup -> Preferences -> OCR" add: OCR command: /usr/local/bin/xsane2ocrad.sh -e Input file: -i Output file: -o - for please read the ocrad man page.