Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: hplip
I discovered it yesterday when learning how to install hplip to get my
new printer working:
I tried downloading the Natty .deb package to install it on my Ubuntu
Maverick, downloading each broken dependency (hplip-data, hplip-cups,
etc).
Finally I realized I had to get python 2.7 which is not in Maverick and
manually downloaded the .deb, which almost broke my system.
However, when downloading the installation wizard hplip-3.11.3a.run
scrpipt directly from hplip website, it calls apt-get to download a
bunch of packages available in Maverick, whithout complaining about my
2.6.6 python at all. It just works.
My impression is therefore that the dependency on python ( >= 2.7 ) in
hplip/natty is spurious, unless there is some specific debian/ubuntu
path to the upstream software that requires something that >= 2.6.6.
Rmk: This is NOT a duplicate of #688002. The dependency is not broken.
** Affects: hplip (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Title:
Spurious dependency for hplip in Natty
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