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lluamco · Joined: 16 Mar 2007 Posts: 201 Location: Banyoles, Spain

hpliplite latest version is 3.10.5
hpliplite official version is 3.9.8 (for puppy 4.xx)
hplip latest version is 3.9.2

hpliplite packages are "lite" versions the Hewlett-Packard's Linux Imaging and Printing software HPLIP.

They allow Printing and also Scanning (for HP PSC models, for instance).
Other hplip utilities are NOT included (hp-toolbox, hp-setup, fax,...).
The "lite" versions are not bloated as the full ones (Version 3.9.8 is only 4.5 MB, expanding to about 10MB when installed).
They do not require python and other big packages.
For this reason, hpliplite packages are recommended for puppy.

Please check whether your printer is supported by hplip and if requires additional plugins, at
http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/supported_devices/combined.html

If your printer requires plugins, please proceed as follows:
1. Download the appropriate plugin from http://www.linuxprinting.org/download/printdriver/auxfiles/HP/plugins/
2. Download and install the attached install_hp_plugin-2.0.pet (see below)
3. run the plugin installation program in a rxwt terminal:

lluamco · Joined: 16 Mar 2007 Posts: 201 Location: Banyoles, Spain

In the same addresses of the previous message, the files needed for updates to hplip 2.8.4 and hplip 2.8.5 versions can be found. Please read the appropriate README file.

Eastern Counties · Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 142 Location: UK

Where do I find tcl-8.5.1.pet (960 kb) and tk-8.5.1.pet (659 kb)?
Thanks
John

lluamco · Joined: 16 Mar 2007 Posts: 201 Location: Banyoles, Spain

Eastern Counties · Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 142 Location: UK

Thanks for your reply, lluamco, both installed.

I'm feeling a complete dumbo because now I cannot find Python-2.5.2.pet. I've looked in all three repositories in the Puppy Package Manager, but cannot see it. I've found a 2.4 version of Python on dotpups.de - will that do?

John

Dingo · Posted: Mon 16 Jun 2008, 15:03 Post_subject:

lluamco · Joined: 16 Mar 2007 Posts: 201 Location: Banyoles, Spain

Eastern Counties · Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 142 Location: UK

Thanks for your help with the Python pets, Dingo and Lluis, and thanks Lluis for all the new HPLIP pets. All installed and running now; I went for the 2.8.5 version. One small point: when I open the HP Toolbox, the 'Supplies' button isn't active. I had HPLIP on Puppy 3.01 and the 'Supplies' button was OK - I it used to check cartridge levels. Any way to activate it?

Thanks again

John

lluamco · Joined: 16 Mar 2007 Posts: 201 Location: Banyoles, Spain

Eastern Counties · Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 142 Location: UK

Thanks, Lluis

lluamco · Joined: 16 Mar 2007 Posts: 201 Location: Banyoles, Spain

Updated to hplip-2.8.6
See first post

lluamco · Joined: 16 Mar 2007 Posts: 201 Location: Banyoles, Spain

Updated to hplip-2.8.6b
See first post

The hplip-2.8.6 package is replaced by this hplip-2.8.6b.

Please notice, from http://hplip.sourceforge.net/release_notes.html
HPLIP 2.8.6 prematurely released code that was not intended for release. Release 2.8.6b replaces 2.8.6 and removes that code. There is no change in intended functionality as described in the release notes. We do not recommend using release 2.8.6 and ask that release 2.8.6 not be redistributed.

lluamco · Joined: 16 Mar 2007 Posts: 201 Location: Banyoles, Spain

Updated to hplip-2.8.7.
See first post.

lluamco · Joined: 16 Mar 2007 Posts: 201 Location: Banyoles, Spain

Updated to hplip-2.8.9
See first post.

disciple · Posted: Wed 24 Sep 2008, 22:01 Post_subject:

What would probably be useful is an "hplip-lite" package (google it).
This would apparently only be about 2MB as it would just include what you NEED for printing and scanning, and it would not require all the rubbish like Python Smile

I imagine the easiest way to build it would be to use the standard procedure to build an hpliplite deb or rpm, and then convert it to .pet