Bug#484801:

[sguzik@arrow.utias.utoronto.ca]

I observed exactly the same behaviour as Manuel and I too wish that  
icon would go away:

$ sudo apt-get -s remove hplip
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  foomatic-db-hpijs hpijs hpijs-ppds hplip hplip-gui printconf
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 6 to remove and 214 not upgraded.
Remv printconf [0.7.7-0.2]
Remv foomatic-db-hpijs [20080211-1]
Remv hpijs-ppds [2.8.4+2.8.4-1]
Remv hpijs [2.8.4+2.8.4-1]
Remv hplip-gui [2.8.4-1]
Remv hplip [2.8.4-1]

Stephen


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