On 2025-09-24, Joe <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, 24 Sep 2025 13:19:54 -0400 > Jeffrey Walton <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Wed, Sep 24, 2025 at 12:55 PM Tom Browder <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> > In order to download and compile simple-scan, it seems I need to >> > install the Flatpak development environment. Is that going to cause >> > any problems with the normal Debian install//update environment? >> >> Try "Building Manually From Sources" instead. See >> <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/simple-scan#building-manually-from-source>. >> >> > It has been pointed out that simple-scan is in the Debian repositories, > but if there is some need to compile it, there's seems to be little > problem. The source code, possibly tweaked for Debian, is also in the > repositories. > > I think it's the word 'compile' that puts people off, as if it has some
I missed why you would compile it from source rather than just installing the already compiled package.
