On Thu 01 Aug 2019 at 16:30:52 +0200, Michael Kesper wrote: > 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. :(
Recent HP MFDs all provide an AirPrint facility. The printing aspect is fully supported on buster without anything non-free. I hope this is welcome news. It is also probable the devices have an AirScan service. No plugin is needed to use that. Bottom line: printing and scanning are fully supported by free software. -- Brian.
