In the terminal type sudo nano /etc/sane.d/dll.conf (you can use your preferred text editor if you wish, such as vi).

If you open your application menu under Graphics you should now see an item Image Scan! for Linux and GIMP (if not already installed).

Open up your terminal and change the directory to the folder you have extracted.

Extract the tar archive to somewhere on your system (for example in a folder under /home/).

The Epson Perfection V200 linux drivers downloaded to your PC (from here, or a mirror here).

A PC or laptop running 64-bit (AMD64) Ubunutu (or a variant) version 18.04.1 (kernel 4.15.0.43-generic).

An Epson Perfection V200 Photo flatbed scanner with USB A to B cable.

(If you care, the scanner works without any issue in Windows 10) Prerequisites Unfortunately the Epson scanner isn’t as plug and play as my new HP All-in-One printer (which works without any fiddling) but after a few forum posts and learning a little bit on how USB scanners work in Ubuntu I finally got it working. A few days later I turn up and collect the scanner (which included a nice Belkin USB A to B cable) and that’s the end of that.Īs part of my move away from Windows 10 as my primary OS to Xubuntu (see this series of posts) – I am trying to see how many of my peripherals work with the operating system. Some people wanted insane amounts for really old (like Windows 98 era) flatbeds – but eventually I found someone who had what looked like a reasonably modern model for the small sum of £5. Amazingly enough there are quite a few people selling scanners.

I made my way over to the online car boot that is Facebook Marketplace and performed a few searches. For years I have used the scanners built into various all-in-one scanner devices, but a few months ago I got so fed up constantly getting up and down to swap over documents that I said “Enough! I must buy myself a flatbed”. I do a lot of scanning as part of my hobbies relating to archiving documents and print items. It’s something I’ve always wanted since I was a young lad, because I was ultimately a strange child. Introduction (Unnecessary Story)Ī little while ago I bought a flatbed scanner. This guide will explain how to get the Epson Perfection V200 Photo flatbed scanner to work with Ubuntu 18.04.1 (64-Bit/AMD64).

Epson perfection v200 driver