Netpkg et hplip

Noblets12 · 01-16-2022, 01:02 PM

Hello. I just installed Zenwalk 15.0 "near landing" on my PC. In the system menu I don't have the "netpkg" selection. Netpkg works from the command line. When I try to use Hp-setup I get the message "No module named 'PyQt5.QtWidgets'. What am I missing

hazel · 01-18-2022, 01:26 AM

PyQt5 is a set of Python bindings for Qt, which is the library underlying KDE. You could try reinstalling that package

H1p8r10n · 02-13-2022, 01:28 PM

Hi,

Hp Setup is normally not needed : cups can handle installing printers without it.

Since printers are becoming very rarely used these days : Zenwalk comes without it, but t takes a few seconds to install it with Netpkg.

You will also need hplip and qpdf (a very weird dep).

Type "netpkg cups hplip qpdf" in the CLI, and you're done

JP

Noblets12 · 02-15-2022, 09:26 AM

Hello. After installing cups hplip and qpdf, my HPPhotosmart5510 printer prints fine. This printer also has a scanner function. I installed Xsane but Xsane does not recognize the scanner. The error message asked to install libgimp. After installing Libgimp Xsane works fine. I have another problem. Zenwalk freezes after a period of inactivity. This happens with or without xscreensaver. The keyboard or the mouse are without action. Should I open a new post?
Thanks to Hazel and H1p8r10n for their help.

H1p8r10n · 02-15-2022, 02:41 PM

It can happen that the Linux kernel doesn't handle suspending specific devices. Check that the xfce power manager is started and try to figure out what is causing the freeze : suspend? hibernation? or just some weird opengl screensaver.

Anyway this is likely not a Zenwalk specific issue, so posting to general Slackware thread can be of some help.

Jp