hplip installation error
Linux OS:Ubuntu 8.04
HP Printer: Deskjet D2560
Problem: When trying to use the text based installer (.tar.gz downloaded from sourceforge.net) install.py in terminal what should come up:
HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. x.x.x)
HPLIP Installer ver. 5.0
Copyright (c) 2001-8 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP
This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to distribute it
under certain conditions. See COPYING file for more details.
Installer log saved in: hplip-install_
\
note: Defaults for each question are maked with a '*'. Press <enter> to accept the default.
INSTALLATION MODE
-----------------
Automatic mode will install the full HPLIP solution with the most common options.
Custom mode allows you to chose installation options to fit specific requirements.
Please choose the installation mode (a=automatic*, c=custom, q=quit) :
After choosing automatic (a then enter) the following comes up:
Initializing. Please wait...
|Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/
text_
File "/home/
core.init()
File "/home/
self.
File "/home/
'', sys_cfg.
KeyError: 'internal-tag'
Then back to the normal terminal prompt:
simon@rs-desktop:~$
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