Re: installing hplip-3.15.11 for my HP Deskjet_1000_J110
On Thursday 26 November 2015 19:03:49 Sharon Kimble wrote:
> I've been trying to set up my HP Deskjet_1000_J110 which is recognised
> by jessie, but when I print a test page it does it with no problem, but
> when I try to print a letter from libreoffice, it just churns out blank
> pages.
>
> So I've downloaded hplip-3.15.11 and tried to run it to install it, but
> it is consistently failing at this point -
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> hplip-install[17648]: info: :[01mENTER ROOT/SUPERUSER PASSWORD[0m
> hplip-install[17648]: info: :[01m-----------------------------[0m
> error: Password incorrect. 2 attempt(s) left.
> error: Password incorrect. 1 attempt(s) left.
> error: Password incorrect.
> error: 3 incorrect attempts. (or) Insufficient permissions(i.e. try with
> sudo user). --8<---------------cut
> here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> When I set up this 64-bit machine I allowed the system to make me
> superuser as part of the setup, but when I enter my password it is
> consistently failing to recognise me as superuser.
>
> The only way that I can install ~/Downloads/hplip-3.15.11.run, actually
> the command is -
>
> ╭────
> │sh hplip-3.15.11.run
> ╰────
>
> is by prefacing it with 'sudo' and then it fails to install the printer
> as 'user'.
>
> How then can I install hplip-3.15.11 as user please? And then get it to
> print things out properly?
I would use CUPS.
Lisi
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