Re: hp-plugin fails
On Thu 01 Aug 2019 at 15:38:04 +0200, Pierre Frenkiel wrote:
> hi,
>
> when I run hp-plugin on my laptop (debian/stretch), it says
> driver plugin for HPLIP 3.16.11 already installed ...
> (the hplip package version is 3.16.11)
>
> if I do that on my desktop (debian/buster), I get:
> error: Unable to open /data/home/frenkiel/.hplip/hp-plugin.lock lock file.
> (the hplip package version is 3.18.12)
>
> sudo hp-plugin gives:
> warning: It is not recommended to run 'hp-plugin' in a root mode.
>
>
> googling didn't give me any useful information...
>
> I tried also:
> hp-diagnose_plugin
> which gives: failed to install plugin
>
> sudo hp-diagnose_plugin ==>
> warning: It is not recommended to run 'hp-plugin' in a root mode.
> Checking for network connection...
> Downloading plug-in from:
> Downloading plug-in: [\
> but the download runs forever, with 0% downloaded
>
> Can anybody suggest a fix?
The plugin can be downloaded from
https://www.openprinting.org/download/printdriver/auxfiles/HP/plugins/
and installed with the -p option of hp-plugin.
--
Brian.
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