On 20140519_1553+0400, Reco wrote: > On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 11:43:21AM +0100, Brian wrote: > > On Mon 19 May 2014 at 13:04:51 +0400, Reco wrote: > > > > > On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 10:30:45AM +0200, Erwan David wrote: > > > > And can you explain why hplip depends on systemd ? > > > > > > One reason IMO - PolicyKit. > > > > > > The better question is - why hplip (which is also used on print servers > > > which have to X installed) is depending on PolicyKit (which is > > > desktop-only gizmo). > > > > https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=578808 > > > > An explanation: > > > > Thanks for your report. However there are graphical console depends, > > they are > > against the hplip-gui package. These depends are actually the minimum > > set for > > hplip. > > > > A solution: > > > > If you wish to run a headless print server, we now ship the independent > > packages of hpijs and hplip-cups, which do not require the full hplip > > depends. > > Thanks, but this is outdated. > > hplip-cups is a transitional package to the printer-driver-hpcups as of > wheezy. > > printer-driver-hpcups lacks essential backend executable > /usr/lib/cups/backend/hp, which prevents cups from using hp:/ URIs. > Such backend is included into hplip package. > > And you need those hp:/ URIs if you want to talk to the HP printer via > ethernet, which is the only sane way to configure printers IMO. > > Therefore - to setup the printserver one has to install full-blown hplip > with all bells, whistles, QT and PolicyKit. Talk about bloat.
I have a home LAN with a HP printer that when I bought it, was designated HP5MP, but is now called HP-Laserjet-5MP. I drive it from a 3yr old Dell because the Dell is the only computer I have that has a Centronics output on it. I also have a USB to Centronic adapter cable which I purchased but was unable to use because the oversize Centronix connector on the printer end of the cable would not fit into the space alotted inside the printer. That Dell also came with a 160 GB HD. There is plenty of room for software bloat, but not enough room for a 'bloated' connector. > > Reco -- Paul E Condon pecon...@mesanetworks.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140520033438.gd30...@big.lan.gnu
