Public bug reported: https://askubuntu.com/questions/990970/how-to-install-hplip-3-17-11 -under-ubuntu-17-10-for-hp-officejet-pro-8720
I'm using Ubuntu 17.10 According to the release notes https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux- imaging-and-printing/release_notes I need hplip 3.17.11. When I install hplip from using apt-get I get the following error when I execute hp-check: The error is the following (distro not supported) File "/usr/share/hplip/installer/core_install.py", line 475, in init self.distro_name = self.distros_index[self.distro] I've tried installing from the shell installer with the following: error: Configure failed with error: libnetsnmp not found When I do the following: sudo apt-get install libsnmp-dev I get libsnmp-dev is already the newest version (5.7.3+dfsg-1.7ubuntu1) And apt is an older version apt-cache policy hplip hplip: Installed: 3.17.7+repack0-3 Candidate: 3.17.7+repack0-3 Version table: *** 3.17.7+repack0-3 500 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status Anyone have any ideas on how I can install and/or debug this? ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Description changed: https://askubuntu.com/questions/990970/how-to-install-hplip-3-17-11 -under-ubuntu-17-10-for-hp-officejet-pro-8720 I'm using Ubuntu 17.10 According to the release notes https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux- imaging-and-printing/release_notes I need hplip 3.17.11. + + + When I install hplip from using apt-get I get the following error when I + execute hp-check: + + The error is the following (distro not supported) File + "/usr/share/hplip/installer/core_install.py", line 475, in init + self.distro_name = self.distros_index[self.distro] + + + I've tried installing from the shell installer with the following: error: Configure failed with error: libnetsnmp not found When I do the following: sudo apt-get install libsnmp-dev I get libsnmp-dev is already the newest version (5.7.3+dfsg-1.7ubuntu1) And apt is an older version apt-cache policy hplip hplip: - Installed: 3.17.7+repack0-3 - Candidate: 3.17.7+repack0-3 - Version table: - *** 3.17.7+repack0-3 500 - 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful/main amd64 Packages - 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + Installed: 3.17.7+repack0-3 + Candidate: 3.17.7+repack0-3 + Version table: + *** 3.17.7+repack0-3 500 + 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful/main amd64 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status Anyone have any ideas on how I can install and/or debug this? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1744587 Title: hplip under Ubuntu 17.10 for HP OfficeJet Pro 8720 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1744587/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
