HPLIP installed but not working Linux 19.3

Hi ,

Please remove the lock using below command and run the command once again:

sudo rm -rf /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend

Hi ..... response to rerun command=

sudo apt-get install lpstat
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend), is another process using it?

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On Feb 7 2020, at 6:47 am, shivani mandora <email address hidden> wrote:
> Your question #688534 on HPLIP changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/hplip/+question/688534
>
> Status: Open => Answered
> shivani mandora proposed the following answer:
> Hi ,
>
> Please remove the lock using below command and run the command once
> again:
>
> sudo rm -rf /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend
> --
> If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
> know that it is solved:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/hplip/+question/688534/+confirm?answer_id=0
>
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> sudo apt-get install lpstat

lpstat is not a Debian package.

As for the rest: it is not an HPLIP issue. Try https://https://itsfoss.com/could-not-get-lock-error/
or a Google search.

--
Brian.

janal@janal-ThinkPad-X230:~$ sudo rm -rf /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend
[sudo] password for janal:
janal@janal-ThinkPad-X230:~$ sudo apt-get install lpstat
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it?

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On Feb 7 2020, at 1:57 pm, alan kerr <email address hidden> wrote:
> Your question #688534 on HPLIP changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/hplip/+question/688534
>
> Status: Answered => Open
> You are still having a problem:
> Hi ..... response to rerun command=
>
> sudo apt-get install lpstat
> E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
> E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend), is another process using it?
>
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> On Feb 7 2020, at 6:47 am, shivani mandora <email address hidden> wrote:
> > Your question #688534 on HPLIP changed:
> > https://answers.launchpad.net/hplip/+question/688534
> >
> > Status: Open => Answered
> > shivani mandora proposed the following answer:
> > Hi ,
> >
> > Please remove the lock using below command and run the command once
> > again:
> >
> > sudo rm -rf /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend
> > --
> > If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
> > know that it is solved:
> > https://answers.launchpad.net/hplip/+question/688534/+confirm?answer_id=0
> >
> > If you still need help, you can reply to this email or go to the
> > following page to enter your feedback:
> > https://answers.launchpad.net/hplip/+question/688534
> >
> > You received this question notification because you asked the question.
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> janal@janal-ThinkPad-X230:~$ sudo apt-get install lpstat

You have completely ignored my previous comment.

> E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
> E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it?

This is nothing to do with HPLIP. Contact your distribution for support.

Hi,
Please not that Linux mint 19.3 is still not supported in HPLIP. We will support it in our next release.

That sounds very worrying. I am running 19.3 and awaiting delivery of a new Laserjet Pro M118dw. When can I expect the new version to appear?