Scannerstation Installation

Scannerstation Installation

There are currently two ways to install/use the Scanclient software.

  1. Start as a live system (recommended)
  2. Download for Windows or Linux

Live System

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We recommend using the live system as it requires no installation and always uses the latest version.

Download

Download the latest version of the operating system: Version Overview

  • Select the latest (top) release.
  • Under “Downloads” click on the file lfk-scanclient-live_X.Y.Z_x64.zip

Format Stick

Insert a USB stick and format it as FAT32 (Warning: This will erase all data on the stick).

Copy and Unzip

Copy the ZIP file to the stick and unzip it. You should get a new folder slax

Make the Stick Bootable

  • Windows: Run the file USBSTICK\slax\boot\bootinst.bat as Administrator
  • Linux/Mac: Run the file USBSTICK/slax/boot/bootinst.sh with root privileges (sudo)

Boot

Insert the stick into the computer of your choice and boot from it. On most computers, you can do this by pressing F12 and/or Delete during startup and then selecting the USB stick.

Windows/Linux

Download

Download the program from the Git repo: Version Overview

  • Select the latest (top) release.
  • Under “Downloads” click on the file for your operating system
    • Windows: @lfk-scanclient-electron-win32-x64.zip
    • Linux: @lfk-scanclient-electron-linux-x64.zip

Unzip

Unzip the ZIP file and open the folder lfk-scanclient-electron-win32-x64.

Start

  • Windows: Open the file @lfk-scanclient-electron.exe.
  • Linux: Open the file @lfk-scanclient-electron.