Definitely. Since Minecraft is primarily Java based, it will run on almost any operating system.
Any scanners that are supported by SANE ("Scanner Access Now Easy") will work in Ubuntu. Note that you will need to add yourself to the "scanners" groupand log out and back in. A link in the "Related...
No it doesn't work for me
No, although the vast majority should.
no
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