Bug#980975: cups error: Failed to create /var/spool/cups/tmp/.hplip
On Wed 27 Jan 2021 at 11:52:48 +0000, Chris Bainbridge wrote:
> > However, the content is perplexing. I do not have Python or coding
> > skills but, looking at HPLIP's os_utils.py, I find
>
> Sorry, you are right, I thought I hadn't installed hplip but it is
> installed due to a dependency.
'apt rdepends hplip' shows only a single Recommends: and it does not
seem a likely candidate for installation. Are you using Gnome? Is there
any great complaint from 'apt purge hplip'?
> The hpfax/hplip error appears when plugging in a USB printer:
>
> Jan 27 11:49:24 debian hpfax[10666]: [10666]: error: Failed to create
> /var/spool/cups/tmp/.hplip
I wonder what is activating hpfax. and why? Pluggong in the printer
starts udev-configure-printer. Is the error line still there without
system-config-printer-udev on the system?
Regards,
Brian.
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