On Wed, Mar 04, 2020 at 02:18:47PM +0000, Brad Rogers wrote: > On Wed, 04 Mar 2020 09:03:04 -0500 > The Wanderer <wande...@fastmail.fm> wrote: > > Hello The, > > >I wonder whether this might therefore be the result of a change in cups, > >rather than in hplip. > > Thanks for the pointer. Frankly, I have no idea what the change in CUPS > means. That is, what are the implications WRT to hplip?
There are none. The hplip package simply ceases to be a recommends of other packages. > Should I be removing hplip, for example? No. Perhaps. It depends on what your printer model is. It is traditional to offer such information when discussing printing matters. > If yes, that would be a pity, since hplip has some features I find > useful, though not essential. I can, for example, simply walk to the > printer to find out about ink levels, but it's nice to be able to do > that job without moving from the desk. Inconsequential as regards the major purpose of HPLIP. -- Brian.
