Bug#476126: Bug:#476126 hplip: postrm attempts to remove group scanner unconditionally
Mark Purcell <msp@debian.org> wrote:
Hi,
> Is hplip able to rely on libsane to add and remove the scanner group as
> required?
Yes, absolutely. libsane has been using (and creating) the scanner
group for years now.
Also, when you create users and/or groups, you never ever remove them
with the package. Users and groups must remain on the system even
after the package has been purged.
> Looking through launchpad[1] I see that they are now using HAL rather than the
> scanner group for access. Is that relevant to debian?
I provide the HAL fdi file in Debian too, but HAL is not mandatory and
libsane still ships udev rules and will continue to do so.
JB.
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