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   grinch to Carlos E.R.   
   Re: Setting up a usb scanner in Leap 16   
   29 Nov 25 11:41:44   
   
   From: grinch@somewhere.net   
      
   On 28/11/2025 19:56, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   > On 2025-11-28 20:21, grinch wrote:   
   >> On 28/11/2025 02:18, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   >>> You may have got YaST in text mode, so call it from a terminal.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> Got Yast working but it cant setup the scanner either.   
   >>   
   >> I am loosing the will to live so have given up on this approach and will   
   >> keep a 15.6 box until 16 can setup my scanner. Gives me a good excuse   
   >> to buy a new machine . My old one (leap 15.6) is 6.5 years old.   
   >   
   > I'm sorry.   
   >   
   > There is another method (I myself will not be upgrading to 16.0 for the   
   > moment at least). You can install 15.6 to your preferences, then upgrade   
   > to 16.0. Use this tool (you can install it from the repos):   
   >   
   >    
   >   
      
      
   Thanks for the idea but my method allows me to buy a new machine. I   
   have been looking for an excuse for 6months.   
      
   That assumes there are any in stock as due to the high end chip shortage   
   they are rare at the moment and due to Brexit buying from Europe is   
   expensive.   
      
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