> hplip 1.6.9 is in synaptic and worksforme still not in backports:
~$ apt-cache policy hplip hplip: Installed: (none) # I compiled 1.6.7 Candidate: 0.9.7-4ubuntu1 Version table: 0.9.7-4ubuntu1 0 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper/main Packages this in my sources.list: # Backports deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-backports main restricted universe multiverse -- Please update HPLIP to 1.6.7 https://launchpad.net/bugs/51573 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs