Package: libsane-hpaio Version: 3.17.6+repack0-2 Severity: wishlist
The Debian packaging of hplip is good. Want to set up a printer? Install printer-driver-hpcups. No need for hplip in its entirety; lpadmin and other utilities take care of setting up the queue. Want to access a network scanner? Install libsane-hpaio. Hplip is not needed as long as saned.conf and net.conf are set up correctly on server and client in /etc/sane.d/. When it comes to a USB connected scanner it is different and more complicated; libsane-hpaio is not sufficient because, without 56-hpmud.rules, there will be no ACL for a USB device when it is attached to the computer. /dev/sg* has one, but that is useless without an ACL for a device in /dev/bus/usb/*/*. So, why not put 56-hpmud.rules in the libsane-hpaio package? A user who installs hplip with all its recommended packages will have the same experience as now. Getting 56-hpmud.rules without libsane-hpaio is neither here nor there (AFAICT) for someone who does not want recommended packages. Cheers, Brian.
