Public bug reported: hplip needs ppdev module to be inserted in the kernel to work with parallel port printers. The module is, however, neither inserted automatically, nor is it mentioned in the README file for the package. The only place I could find a passing mention was the System Requirements page in the hplip-doc package. It would be really helpful if this requirement were made more prominent.
** Affects: hplip (Ubuntu) Importance: Untriaged Status: Unconfirmed -- ppdev module needed for parallel port, but not documented https://launchpad.net/bugs/58812 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs