HP 2660 Driver installing hplip i get python-devel not found

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sue@sue-desktop:~$ cd Documents
sue@sue-desktop:~/Documents$ ls
hplip-3.11.10 hplip-3.11.10(1).run hplip-3.11.10.run
sue@sue-desktop:~/Documents$ sh hplip-3.11.10.run
Creating directory hplip-3.11.10
Verifying archive integrity... All good.
Uncompressing HPLIP 3.11.10 Self Extracting Archive....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 3.11.10)
HPLIP Installer ver. 5.1

Copyright (c) 2001-9 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_Wed-09-Nov-2011_19:41:13.log

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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 choose installation options to fit specific requirements.

Please choose the installation mode (a=automatic*, c=custom, q=quit) : a

Initializing. Please wait...

INTRODUCTION
------------
This installer will install HPLIP version 3.11.10 on your computer.
Please close any running package management systems now (YaST, Adept, Synaptic, Up2date, etc).

DISTRO/OS CONFIRMATION
----------------------
Distro appears to be Ubuntu 11.04.

Is "Ubuntu 11.04" your correct distro/OS and version (y=yes*, n=no, q=quit) ? y

ENTER USER PASSWORD
-------------------
Please enter the user (sue)'s password:
Password accepted

INSTALLATION NOTES
------------------
Enable the universe/multiverse repositories. Also be sure you are using the Ubuntu "Main" Repositories. See: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu for more information. Disable the CD-ROM/DVD source if you do not have the Ubuntu installation media inserted in the drive. During the install process you will be added to the lp and lpadmin group, please quit the installer before the setup stage, log out, log back in, and run hp-setup to complete the install.

Please read the installation notes. Press <enter> to continue or 'q' to quit:

RUNNING PRE-INSTALL COMMANDS
----------------------------
OK

CHECKING FOR NETWORK CONNECTION
-------------------------------
Network connection present.

RUNNING PRE-PACKAGE COMMANDS
----------------------------
sudo dpkg --configure -a (Pre-depend step 1)
sudo apt-get install --yes --force-yes -f (Pre-depend step 2)
warning: An error occurred running 'sudo apt-get update'
sudo apt-get update (Pre-depend step 3)
OK

DEPENDENCY AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION
----------------------------------
warning: A previous install of HPLIP is installed and/or running.
sudo apt-get remove --assume-yes hplip hpijs hplip-cups hplip-data libhpmud0 foomatic-db-hpijs (Removing old HPLIP version)
warning: HPLIP removal failed. The previous install may have been installed using a tarball or this installer.
warning: Continuing to run installer - this installation should overwrite the previous one.

RUNNING POST-PACKAGE COMMANDS
-----------------------------
OK

RE-CHECKING DEPENDENCIES
------------------------
OK

PRE-BUILD COMMANDS
------------------
OK

BUILD AND INSTALL
-----------------
Running './configure --with-hpppddir=/usr/share/ppd/HP --prefix=/usr --enable-udev-acl-rules --enable-qt4 --enable-doc-build --disable-cups-ppd-install --disable-foomatic-drv-install --disable-foomatic-ppd-install --disable-hpijs-install --disable-policykit --enable-cups-drv-install --enable-hpcups-install --enable-network-build --enable-dbus-build --enable-scan-build --enable-fax-build'
Please wait, this may take several minutes...
error: Configure failed with error: python-devel not found
sue@sue-desktop:~/Documents$

I keep getting that message error: Configure failed with error: python-devel not found

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
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sudo apt-get install python-devel

Thought that was clear from the message output....

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#2

Sorry:

sudo apt-get install python-dev

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