Re: [gentoo-user] Re: For net-print/hplip users
2011/2/14 Allan Gottlieb : > On Mon, Feb 14 2011, Daniel Pielmeier wrote: >> >> I wrote an update to the hplip section of the Gentoo Printing Guide [1], >> removed the elog messages from the ebuild and referred to the guide >> instead. I hope this helps everyone who is installing/upgrading hplip. >> >> [1] http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/printing-howto.xml#hplip > > This is very nice. I would add that to use the scanner you need the > scanner USE flag (I know that sounds obvious, but I would included it). Thanks for your input but I think this is too obvious to mention. If you own a scanner and see the scanner flag when you install a package, what will you do? Disable it? I guess not. -- Daniel Pielmeier
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: For net-print/hplip users
On Mon, Feb 14 2011, Daniel Pielmeier wrote: > Daniel Pielmeier schrieb am 12.02.2011 20:16: >> walt schrieb am 12.02.2011 19:47: >>> On 02/11/2011 06:47 PM, Daniel Pielmeier wrote: From the hplip ebuild: elog "You should run hp-setup as root if you are installing hplip for the first time," elog "and may also need to run it if you are upgrading from an earlier version." >>> >>> Yes, I saw that, and I *did* re-run hp-setup. But I didn't delete the >>> existing cups printers, thinking it wouldn't be necessary. But it was :/ >> >> Well this is the purpose of hp-setup, adding or deleting printers. >> >> Run "hp-setup -r" then you can select the printer you want to delete. >> Afterwards run "hp-setup" without options to add them again. >> >> But you are right the message should be more verbose. >> > > I wrote an update to the hplip section of the Gentoo Printing Guide [1], > removed the elog messages from the ebuild and referred to the guide > instead. I hope this helps everyone who is installing/upgrading hplip. > > [1] http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/printing-howto.xml#hplip This is very nice. I would add that to use the scanner you need the scanner USE flag (I know that sounds obvious, but I would included it). allan
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: For net-print/hplip users
Daniel Pielmeier schrieb am 12.02.2011 20:16: > walt schrieb am 12.02.2011 19:47: >> On 02/11/2011 06:47 PM, Daniel Pielmeier wrote: >>> >>> From the hplip ebuild: >>> >>> elog "You should run hp-setup as root if you are installing hplip for >>> the first time," >>> elog "and may also need to run it if you are upgrading from an earlier >>> version." >> >> Yes, I saw that, and I *did* re-run hp-setup. But I didn't delete the >> existing cups printers, thinking it wouldn't be necessary. But it was :/ > > Well this is the purpose of hp-setup, adding or deleting printers. > > Run "hp-setup -r" then you can select the printer you want to delete. > Afterwards run "hp-setup" without options to add them again. > > But you are right the message should be more verbose. > I wrote an update to the hplip section of the Gentoo Printing Guide [1], removed the elog messages from the ebuild and referred to the guide instead. I hope this helps everyone who is installing/upgrading hplip. [1] http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/printing-howto.xml#hplip -- Daniel Pielmeier signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: For net-print/hplip users
walt schrieb am 12.02.2011 19:47: > On 02/11/2011 06:47 PM, Daniel Pielmeier wrote: >> >> From the hplip ebuild: >> >> elog "You should run hp-setup as root if you are installing hplip for >> the first time," >> elog "and may also need to run it if you are upgrading from an earlier >> version." > > Yes, I saw that, and I *did* re-run hp-setup. But I didn't delete the > existing cups printers, thinking it wouldn't be necessary. But it was :/ Well this is the purpose of hp-setup, adding or deleting printers. Run "hp-setup -r" then you can select the printer you want to delete. Afterwards run "hp-setup" without options to add them again. But you are right the message should be more verbose. -- Daniel Pielmeier signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
