building simple-scan problems

what system are you on? ubuntu? why do you need to compile yourself? what are the exact messages?

Michael,
Thank you for your reply, firstly I'm running Ubuntu and I have a HP
all-in-one that I use primarily for scanning documents to file. Ubuntu
already has the drivers for this unit installed, however there is no
front-end interface so I am unable to adjust the settings. I downloaded the
simple scan tarball which came with a readme file explaining the relevent
steps for building this program. The first error message I got was that I
was not logged in to launchpad and I have absolutely no idea how to log-in
to launchpad. Several other error messages appeared at the end but I think
the reason for these is due to the absence of launchpad login. I'm 64 and
more than a little naive when it comes to programing. Do you think you
could possibly walk me through this installation?
All the best.
Les.

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Les:

If you're using Ubuntu version 10.04 Lucid, or 12.04 Precise or later, simple-scan is in the main Ubuntu archives so you do not need to build from source.

You can use the graphical package manager (Software Centre) to find and install it or, at a terminal command-line do:

sudo apt-get install simple-scan