Bug#925222: hplip: hp-plugin doesn't work (hp-diagnose_plugin[4665]: error: Failed to install Plug-in)

[Mari Donkers <contact@photonsphere.org>]

Nope, I always create a separate, dedicated root account. And install
(when not installed) and configure sudo manually after installation.

Had earlier tried various approaches from root prompt (after a sudo -i)
and from my regular account with and without sudo. Didn't work.

But the sudo hp-plugin -i command does indeed work (didn't know the -i
parameter to hp-plugin). Tried it in a VirtualBox Debian unstable
installation.

Thanks!

On 3/26/19 11:16 AM, Brian Potkin wrote:
> On Tue 26 Mar 2019 at 08:03:26 +0100, Mari Donkers wrote:
>
> [...]
>
>> * Reproducing
>>
>> If hplip 3.18.12 works fine at your system I don't know how to reproduce
>> the problem. I do have sudo installed and my account added to the sudo
>> group to enable. But when hplip asks for a password it has 'root'
>> already filled in for the username (grayed out so it cannot be changed)
>> so I typed my root password in the dialog window.
> When you installed Debian did you choose not to create a root account
> and instead went for sudo rights?
>
> I think 'sudo hp-plugin -i' should install the plugin, as should the
> method in the link given. Both can be tested on your present system
> without damaging it.
>
> Regards,
>
> Brian.