Bug#1022974: hplip: Needs sudo but does not depend on it

[Brian Potkin <claremont102@gmail.com>]

tags 1022974 moreinfo
thanks



On Fri 28 Oct 2022 at 19:11:36 +0300, Teemu Ikonen wrote:

> Package: hplip
> Version: 3.22.6+dfsg0-1
> Severity: normal
> X-Debbugs-Cc: tpikonen@gmail.com
> 
> When installing the non-free plugin with hp-plugin, the installer
> authenticates using 'sudo'. If sudo is not installed, the password
> prompt always reports an invalid password error.
> 
> hplip package should depend on sudo. Bonus points for checking that the
> sudo configuration works before starting the installation.

Thank you for your report, Teemu. Please inicate whether Debian was
installed with or without a root account.

Regards,
Brian.