HPLIP on Xandros?

Anyone using an HP printer or all-in-one with Xandros?

I installed Debian 4.0 in a separate partition on my Linux box and loved 
the way that the HPLIP installer for HP printers found my PSC3210a and 
installed it without a bump.  So, I got the bright idea that I should 
install the same package in my everyday work install of Xandros.

Bad, newbie ... bad, bad, newbie ...

I went to the HP installer page at Sourceforge and attempted to follow 
their instructions for a manual install on Xandros.

At the point where I am to install dependencies, the system chokes on 
libsnp5-dev which apt can't find.

The message says:

 > Package libsnp5-dev is not available but is referred to by another
 > package.  This may mean that the package is missing, has been
 > obsoleted, or is only available from another source.

So I searched and found it at security.debian.org/debian.security but 
when I downloaded and installed, I was informed that the package is 
broken and that there may be other dependencies.

I checked for the other dependencies and am told that they're all there 
and working.

I can't seem to find the right way to configure the address so the 
apt-source list can check and find it, either.

I have also tried the install with the same version that is packaged in 
the Debian 4 stable .iso (about 1.64 when the latest release on 
Sourceforge is 2.7.6) but produced the same result.

What do I do now?

CL

I have just installed HPLIP on Xandros 4 and I followed the manual 
installation instructions like you for Xandros but with one variation.

Instead of using apt-get to get all the various dependencies I went 
through the list one by one installing them through Xandros Networks. 
This took some time but I had no problems with installing the program 
thereafter.

Victor Warner

[Note there was a problem with running hp-setup after installation which 
is solved by using the following "kdesu hp-setup"]

CL wrote:
> 
> Anyone using an HP printer or all-in-one with Xandros?
> 
> I installed Debian 4.0 in a separate partition on my Linux box and loved 
> the way that the HPLIP installer for HP printers found my PSC3210a and 
> installed it without a bump.  So, I got the bright idea that I should 
> install the same package in my everyday work install of Xandros.
> 
> Bad, newbie ... bad, bad, newbie ...
> 
> I went to the HP installer page at Sourceforge and attempted to follow 
> their instructions for a manual install on Xandros.
> 
> At the point where I am to install dependencies, the system chokes on 
> libsnp5-dev which apt can't find.
> 
> The message says:
> 
>  > Package libsnp5-dev is not available but is referred to by another
>  > package.  This may mean that the package is missing, has been
>  > obsoleted, or is only available from another source.
> 
> So I searched and found it at security.debian.org/debian.security but 
> when I downloaded and installed, I was informed that the package is 
> broken and that there may be other dependencies.
> 
> I checked for the other dependencies and am told that they're all there 
> and working.
> 
> I can't seem to find the right way to configure the address so the 
> apt-source list can check and find it, either.
> 
> I have also tried the install with the same version that is packaged in 
> the Debian 4 stable .iso (about 1.64 when the latest release on 
> Sourceforge is 2.7.6) but produced the same result.
> 
> What do I do now?
> 
> CL
> 

Thanks for the ideas.  This looks like it will solve the problems I had 
been having.  Did you install 2.7.6 or an earlier version?

Someone on another list told me that HPLIP Toolbox is available through 
Xandros Networks and I found it there.  Then, before I could install it, 
I had other problems trying to resolve Japanese character input and 
decided to reinstall Xandros on a clean partition rather than continue 
to sort through the damage caused by installing two conflicting input 
packages (Tables-jp vs. anthy, which I will sort out later).

When I went back to Xandros Networks in the new install to download 
HPLIP Toolbox, the reference to a Xandros version is gone.  So, I think 
I will join you in installing the version from Sourceforge.

CL

Victor Warner wrote:
> 
> I have just installed HPLIP on Xandros 4 and I followed the manual 
> installation instructions like you for Xandros but with one variation.
> 
> Instead of using apt-get to get all the various dependencies I went 
> through the list one by one installing them through Xandros Networks. 
> This took some time but I had no problems with installing the program 
> thereafter.
> 
> Victor Warner
> 
> [Note there was a problem with running hp-setup after installation which 
> is solved by using the following "kdesu hp-setup"]
> 
> CL wrote:
>>
>> Anyone using an HP printer or all-in-one with Xandros?
>>
>> I installed Debian 4.0 in a separate partition on my Linux box and 
>> loved the way that the HPLIP installer for HP printers found my 
>> PSC3210a and installed it without a bump.  So, I got the bright idea 
>> that I should install the same package in my everyday work install of 
>> Xandros.
>>
>> Bad, newbie ... bad, bad, newbie ...
>>
>> I went to the HP installer page at Sourceforge and attempted to follow

>> their instructions for a manual install on Xandros.
>>
>> At the point where I am to install dependencies, the system chokes on 
>> libsnp5-dev which apt can't find.
>>
>> The message says:
>>
>>  > Package libsnp5-dev is not available but is referred to by
another
>>  > package.  This may mean that the package is missing, has been
>>  > obsoleted, or is only available from another source.
>>
>> So I searched and found it at security.debian.org/debian.security but 
>> when I downloaded and installed, I was informed that the package is 
>> broken and that there may be other dependencies.
>>
>> I checked for the other dependencies and am told that they're all 
>> there and working.
>>
>> I can't seem to find the right way to configure the address so the 
>> apt-source list can check and find it, either.
>>
>> I have also tried the install with the same version that is packaged 
>> in the Debian 4 stable .iso (about 1.64 when the latest release on 
>> Sourceforge is 2.7.6) but produced the same result.
>>
>> What do I do now?
>>
>> CL
>>
> 

CL:

 >After comparing notes with someone else who had installed an 
intermediate version, I set the sources for Xandros Networks to include 
unsupported Debian sources.<

This is far more successful with version 4.x that it has been with 
previous releases.  Seems Xandros has decided that it is easier to 
modify less, and therefore have less in the way of maintenance issues 
later.  Installing packages from the Debian unsupported site in the past 
has been hit and miss with regard to compatibility with Xandros.

Xandros is a very conservative distro, where stability is prized over 
'latest and greatest.'  For that reason, if what you have is working, 
you are often best to leave it alone.  Upgrading packages in Xandros 
that are not on the Xandros Networks site is often fraught with dangers.

Frank.

Victor,

After comparing notes with someone else who had installed an 
intermediate version, I set the sources for Xandros Networks to include 
unsupported Debian sources.  That was sufficient to allow a full 
automatic install of version 1.7.4a (the latest in the 1x series) and it 
runs fine right off the command line.  I was able to install a Toolbox 
icon in the menu, as well.

If you are running v.2.7.6 let me know.  I'd like to try an upgrade and 
see what happens.

CL

Victor Warner wrote:
> 
> I have just installed HPLIP on Xandros 4 and I followed the manual 
> installation instructions like you for Xandros but with one variation.
> 
> Instead of using apt-get to get all the various dependencies I went 
> through the list one by one installing them through Xandros Networks. 
> This took some time but I had no problems with installing the program 
> thereafter.
> 
> Victor Warner
> 
> [Note there was a problem with running hp-setup after installation which 
> is solved by using the following "kdesu hp-setup"]
> 
> CL wrote:
>>
>> Anyone using an HP printer or all-in-one with Xandros?
>>
>> I installed Debian 4.0 in a separate partition on my Linux box and 
>> loved the way that the HPLIP installer for HP printers found my 
>> PSC3210a and installed it without a bump.  So, I got the bright idea 
>> that I should install the same package in my everyday work install of 
>> Xandros.
>>
>> Bad, newbie ... bad, bad, newbie ...
>>
>> I went to the HP installer page at Sourceforge and attempted to follow

>> their instructions for a manual install on Xandros.
>>
>> At the point where I am to install dependencies, the system chokes on 
>> libsnp5-dev which apt can't find.
>>
>> The message says:
>>
>>  > Package libsnp5-dev is not available but is referred to by
another
>>  > package.  This may mean that the package is missing, has been
>>  > obsoleted, or is only available from another source.
>>
>> So I searched and found it at security.debian.org/debian.security but 
>> when I downloaded and installed, I was informed that the package is 
>> broken and that there may be other dependencies.
>>
>> I checked for the other dependencies and am told that they're all 
>> there and working.
>>
>> I can't seem to find the right way to configure the address so the 
>> apt-source list can check and find it, either.
>>
>> I have also tried the install with the same version that is packaged 
>> in the Debian 4 stable .iso (about 1.64 when the latest release on 
>> Sourceforge is 2.7.6) but produced the same result.
>>
>> What do I do now?
>>
>> CL
>>
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