version for Ubuntu 21.04

Asked by Guido Drehsen

is there already a release date planned for a new version to be compatible with Ubuntu 21.04?
The current version 3.21.4 cannot be installed in Ubuntu 21.04

error: ubuntu-21.04 version is not supported, so all dependencies may not be installed. However trying to install using ubuntu-20.10 version packages.

And trying to install using ubuntu-20.10 version packages does end up in missing dependencies:

RUNNING PRE-INSTALL COMMANDS
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OK

RUNNING HPLIP LIBS REMOVE COMMANDS
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sudo apt-get remove libhpmud0 libsane-hpaio printer-driver-postscript-hp
sudo apt-get remove libhpmud0 libsane-hpaio printer-driver-postscript-hp ( hp_libs_remove step 1)
OK

MISSING DEPENDENCIES
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Following dependencies are not installed. HPLIP will not work if all REQUIRED dependencies are not installed and some of the HPLIP features will not work if OPTIONAL dependencies are not installed.
Package-Name Component Required/Optional
cups-devel base REQUIRED
cups-image base REQUIRED
libusb base REQUIRED
sane-devel scan REQUIRED
libavahi-dev scan REQUIRED
xsane scan OPTIONAL
dbus fax REQUIRED
libnetsnmp-devel network REQUIRED
libcrypto network REQUIRED
python3-notify2 gui_qt5 OPTIONAL
python3-pyqt4-dbus gui_qt4 OPTIONAL
python3-pyqt4 gui_qt4 REQUIRED
python3-pyqt5-dbus gui_qt5 OPTIONAL
python3-pyqt5 gui_qt5 REQUIRED
python3-pil scan OPTIONAL
python3-reportlab fax OPTIONAL
Do you want to install these missing dependencies (y=yes*, n=no, q=quit) ?

INSTALL MISSING REQUIRED DEPENDENCIES
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note: Installation of dependencies requires an active internet connection.
warning: Missing REQUIRED dependency: cups-devel (CUPS devel- Common Unix Printing System development files)
warning: Missing REQUIRED dependency: cups-image (CUPS image - CUPS image development files)
warning: Missing REQUIRED dependency: libusb (libusb - USB library)
warning: Missing REQUIRED dependency: libnetsnmp-devel (libnetsnmp-devel - SNMP networking library development files)
warning: Missing REQUIRED dependency: libcrypto (libcrypto - OpenSSL cryptographic library)
warning: Missing REQUIRED dependency: python3-pyqt4 (PyQt 4- Qt interface for Python (for Qt version 4.x))
warning: This installer cannot install 'python3-pyqt4' for your distro/OS and/or version.
error: Installation cannot continue without this dependency. Please manually install this dependency and re-run this installer.

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brian_p (claremont102) said :
#1

What is the device? USB or wireless?

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Guido Drehsen (guido-9) said :
#2

well the printer would be a MFP M377dw.
But the problem is already installing the software before the printer is even attached to the Ubuntu laptop.

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brian_p (claremont102) said :
#3

> well the printer would be a MFP M377dw.

A color laserjet mfp m377dw? Supported by Ubuntu 20.04.
What's the problem with that? Why install a new version of
HPLIP?

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Guido Drehsen (guido-9) said :
#4

the laptop is on Ubuntu 21.04 (not 20.04) and HPLIP was never installed before.
And with Ubuntu 21.04 the error messages mentioned above do occur if I try to install HPLIP.

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said :
#5

As a workaround you can try installing the package hplip-gui from the Ubuntu repositories. This is an adapted version that can be installed on Ubuntu 21.04 (slightly older than 3.21.4 but still new enough to support the MFP 377dw)

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Guido Drehsen (guido-9) said :
#6

the new version 3.21.6 solved my problem