Hi all, On 01.08.19 15:38, 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. > > Can anybody suggest a fix?
Return that printer and use one that is fully supported by free software. Honestly, this is very annoying of HP: Cheap ink printer-scanners are totally usable without this, laser printer-scanners can only be used to print without this non-free garbage. :( End of rant Michael
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