Package: hplip-data Version: 3.14.6-1 Severity: important File: /usr/share/hplip/doctor.py
Dear Maintainer, *** Reporter, please consider answering these questions, where appropriate *** * What led up to the situation? I tried to install an HP Printer for use on Debian. * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or ineffective)? I ran 'hp-doctor' from the command line. hp-doctor asks for a "root password" to complete its task. But debian was installed with Sudo rights and a root account was never created (i.e., there technically is no root password). hp-doctor will not accept the Sudo password and keeps asking for a root password. * What was the outcome of this action? It is impossible to run hp-doctor and therefore is impossible to install a printer without technical know-how. * What outcome did you expect instead? I expected hp-doctor to run successfully with the Sudo password (as every other program on the computer does). *** End of the template - remove these template lines *** -- System Information: Debian Release: 8.4 APT prefers stable-updates APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) Versions of packages hplip-data depends on: pn python:any <none> ii xz-utils 5.1.1alpha+20120614-2+b3 hplip-data recommends no packages. Versions of packages hplip-data suggests: ii hplip 3.14.6-1+b2 -- no debconf information