Brian wrote: > Every printer that exists employs lpadmin with whatever utility is > used to set it up. It is basic, whether or not the device is just a > printer or an MFP. The hplip package is a convenient software but > completely unneeded for printing. > > Don't confuse printing and scanning. They are separate processes. > With an HP MFD I'd give you that the libsane-hpaio package is needed, > but the hplip package is not required. > > (Actually, with a modern MFD, libsane-hpaio might not be required).
Thanks, I have no visibility. I use a HP printer with cups and separate Epson scanner with iscan. I know print and scan are separate things - well, it is obvious isn't it - input/output.
