Bug#587981: hplip: hp-* tools stop working since python default version is 2.6.5 in testing
Package: hplip
Version: 3.10.5-1
Severity: normal
Hi,
Since the ptyhon version is 2.6.5 in testing the hp-* tools stop
working. The error message is :
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/hp-info", line 36, in <module>
from base import device, status, utils, tui, module
File "/usr/share/hplip/base/device.py", line 37, in <module>
import status
File "/usr/share/hplip/base/status.py", line 40, in <module>
import hpmudext
ImportError: No module named hpmudext
The file hpmudext.so is not present in python2.6/dist-packages
This is the case of others files provide by the hplip package :
/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/scanext.la
/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/hpmudext.so
/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/hpmudext.la
/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/pcardext.so
/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/pcardext.la
/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/scanext.so
/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/cupsext.so
/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/cupsext.la
So, to fix this I have symlink these files in
/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/
it seems to work for the moment.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (90, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.33.4-e1 (SMP w/2 CPU cores; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages hplip depends on:
ii adduser 3.112 add and remove users and groups
ii coreutils 8.5-1 GNU core utilities
ii cups 1.4.3-1 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) -
ii cups-client 1.4.3-1 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) -
ii hplip-data 3.10.5-1 HP Linux Printing and Imaging - da
ii libc6 2.11.2-2 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii libcups2 1.4.3-1 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) -
ii libdbus-1-3 1.2.24-1 simple interprocess messaging syst
ii libhpmud0 3.10.5-1 HP Multi-Point Transport Driver (h
ii libsane 1.0.21-2 API library for scanners
ii libssl0.9.8 0.9.8o-1 SSL shared libraries
ii lsb-base 3.2-23.1 Linux Standard Base 3.2 init scrip
ii policykit-1 0.96-2 framework for managing administrat
ii python 2.6.5-5 An interactive high-level object-o
ii python-dbus 0.83.1-1 simple interprocess messaging syst
ii python-imaging 1.1.7-1+b1 Python Imaging Library
ii python-pexpect 2.3-1 Python module for automating inter
Versions of packages hplip recommends:
pn avahi-daemon <none> (no description available)
ii hpijs 3.10.5-1 HP Linux Printing and Imaging - gs
ii sane-utils 1.0.21-2 API library for scanners -- utilit
Versions of packages hplip suggests:
ii gtklp 1.2.7-2 printing tool for CUPS on the GNOM
ii hplip-doc 3.10.5-1 HP Linux Printing and Imaging - do
ii hplip-gui 3.10.5-1 HP Linux Printing and Imaging - GU
ii xpp 1.5-cvs20050828-1.1 X Printing Panel
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