The same problem with hplip-3.19.5. Some notes from https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/hplip-keeps-looping-at-plug-in-installation-4175647505/ by user zaskar_84
1. hp-setup -g 2. got some messages like thise "hp-setup[3796]: debug: Either /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/sane/hpgt2500_ntdcmsdll.so file is not present or symbolic link is missing" "hp-setup[3796]: debug: Either /usr/lib64/x86_64-linux-gnu/sane/hpgt2500_ntdcmsdll.so file is not present or symbolic link is missing" "hp-setup[3796]: debug: Either /usr/lib64/x86_64-linux-gnu/libjpeg.so.9 file is not present or symbolic link is missing" and so on. 3. but you HAVE this files in system (in other places) 4. make missing dirs: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu /usr/lib64/x86_64-linux-gnu 5. make missing symlinks: sudo ln -s /usr/lib/sane /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/sane sudo ln -s /usr/lib64/x86_64-linux-gnu /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu sudo ln -s /usr/lib64/sane /usr/lib64/x86_64-linux-gnu/sane 6. install of hp-setup completed with plugin (use local downloaded hplip-3.19.5-plugin.run) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1825717 Title: hplip issue during hp-setup - stuck at plugin install To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hplip/+bug/1825717/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
