Package: hplip-data Version: 3.10.6-1.1 Severity: wishlist Tags: patch Hi there!
Today I wanted to install two HP printers (LaserJet 2430dtn and Color LaserJet CP3525dn) and thus I looked for the best driver at <http://www.openprinting.org/>. I thus discovered that at least the former printer is listed as fully-supported by HPLIP, but given that I do not want to install 70MB to print with a PostScript printer, I looked for an official PostScript-only PPD. What a surprise when I found out that Debian already shipped it, in a package (hplip-data) where the word "ppd" is not even mentioned! My first reaction was: what the hell, why is there no hplip-ppds package with the PPDs only? At least in my case, it seems that the *full* HPLIP suite is not needed for my two printers to work (I tested both with different files from different programs). For this reason (and if I am not wrong), this wishlist bug should ask for a separate hplip-ppds package, recommended by hplip-data. However, given that I understand that you could be reluctant to the solution above, please at least add the word "ppd" in the description, so `apt-cache search ppd` will return hplip-data as well: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- Index: debian/control =================================================================== --- debian/control (revision 481) +++ debian/control (working copy) @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Suggests: hplip Depends: ${python:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, xz-utils Description: HP Linux Printing and Imaging - data files - This package contains data files for the HP Linux Printing and + This package contains data files and PPDs for the HP Linux Printing and Imaging System. Package: hplip-gui --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Thx, bye, Gismo / Luca -- System Information: Debian Release: 6.0 APT prefers unstable APT policy: (990, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.36-rc6-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
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