Some python packages could not be installed during hplip-3.20.5 installing on Ubuntu 20.04
In fact there is some troubles using hplip-3.20.6 on Ubuntu 20.04. The installation complains about pyqt5. My workaround is to install hplib-3.20.6 with the custom option (instead of automatic). You can install hplib without qt support (without: Graphical User Interfaces (Qt5)). In a terminal please run:
./hplip-3.20.6.run
Now you can select the custom installation and disable qt5:
Do you wish to enable 'Graphical User Interfaces (Qt5)' (y=yes*, n=no, q=quit) ? n
You get:
INSTALLATION MODE
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Automatic mode will install the full HPLIP solution with the most common options.
Custom mode allows you to choose installation options to fit specific requirements.
Please choose the installation mode (a=automatic*, c=custom, q=quit) : c
INTRODUCTION
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This installer will install HPLIP version 3.20.6 on your computer.
Please close any running package management systems now (YaST, Adept, Synaptic, Up2date, etc).
DISTRO/OS CONFIRMATION
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Distro appears to be Ubuntu 20.04.
Is "Ubuntu 20.04" your correct distro/OS and version (y=yes*, n=no, q=quit) ? y
DRIVER OPTIONS
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Would you like to install Custom Discrete Drivers or Class Drivers ( 'd'= Discrete Drivers*,'c'= Class Drivers,'q'= Quit)? : d
Initializing. Please wait...
SELECT HPLIP OPTIONS
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You can select which HPLIP options to enable. Some options require extra dependencies.
Do you wish to enable 'Network/JetDirect I/O' (y=yes*, n=no, q=quit) ? y
Do you wish to enable 'Graphical User Interfaces (Qt5)' (y=yes*, n=no, q=quit) ? n
Do you wish to enable 'PC Send Fax support' (y=yes*, n=no, q=quit) ? y
Do you wish to enable 'Scanning support' (y=yes*, n=no, q=quit) ? y
Do you wish to enable 'HPLIP documentation (HTML)' (y=yes*, n=no, q=quit) ? y
I hope this comment will be usefull, Regards.
Try installing pyqt5 with pip:
sudo apt install python-pip
pip install pyqt5
pip install pyqt5.sip
or if your version of hplip requires python3:
sudo apt install python3-pip
pip3 install pyqt5
pip3 install pyqt5.sip
There is a solution, it took a while. I have just compiled hplip 3.20.9 with Qt5. And used below discussion hint to solve python-PyQt5 missing dependency: https://answers.launchpad.net/hplip/+question/691141 Seems now printers start working with Ubuntu 20.04.
HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 3.20.9)
Dependency/Version Check Utility ver. 15.1
Copyright (c) 2001-18 HP Development Company, LP
This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to distribute it
under certain conditions. See COPYING file for more details.
Note: hp-check can be run in three modes:
1. Compile-time check mode (-c or --compile): Use this mode before compiling the HPLIP supplied tarball (.tar.gz or .run) to determine if the proper dependencies are installed to successfully compile HPLIP.
2. Run-time check mode (-r or --run): Use this mode to determine if a distro supplied package (.deb, .rpm, etc) or an already built HPLIP supplied tarball has the proper dependencies installed to successfully run.
3. Both compile- and run-time check mode (-b or --both) (Default): This mode will check both of the above cases (both compile- and run-time dependencies).
Check types:
a. EXTERNALDEP - External Dependencies
b. GENERALDEP - General Dependencies (required both at compile and run time)
c. COMPILEDEP - Compile time Dependencies
d. [All are run-time checks]
PYEXT SCANCONF QUEUES PERMISSION
Status Types:
OK
MISSING - Missing Dependency or Permission or Plug-in
INCOMPAT - Incompatible dependency-version or Plugin-version
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| SYSTEM INFO |
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Kernel: 5.4.0-48-generic #52-Ubuntu SMP Thu Sep 10 10:58:49 UTC 2020 GNU/Linux
Host: Kodibuntu
Proc: 5.4.0-48-generic #52-Ubuntu SMP Thu Sep 10 10:58:49 UTC 2020 GNU/Linux
Distribution: 12 20.04
Bitness: 64 bit
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| HPLIP CONFIGURATION |
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HPLIP-Version: HPLIP 3.20.9
HPLIP-Home: /usr/share/hplip
HPLIP-Installation: Auto installation is supported for ubuntu distro 20.04 version
Current contents of '/etc/hp/hplip.conf' file:
# hplip.conf. Generated from hplip.conf.in by configure.
[hplip]
version=3.20.9
[dirs]
home=/usr/share/hplip
run=/var/run
ppd=/usr/share/ppd/HP
ppdbase=/usr/share/ppd
doc=/usr/share/doc/hplip-3.20.9
html=/usr/share/doc/hplip-3.20.9
icon=/usr/share/applications
cupsbackend=/usr/lib/cups/backend
cupsfilter=/usr/lib/cups/filter
drv=/usr/share/cups/drv/hp
bin=/usr/bin
apparmor=/etc/apparmor.d
# Following values are determined at configure time and cannot be changed.
[configure]
network-build=yes
libusb01-build=no
pp-build=no
gui-build=yes
scanner-build=yes
fax-build=yes
dbus-build=yes
cups11-build=no
doc-build=yes
shadow-build=no
hpijs-install=no
foomatic-drv-install=no
foomatic-ppd-install=no
foomatic-rip-hplip-install=no
hpcups-install=yes
cups-drv-install=yes
cups-ppd-install=no
internal-tag=3.20.9
restricted-build=no
ui-toolkit=qt5
qt3=no
qt4=no
qt5=yes
policy-kit=no
lite-build=no
udev_sysfs_rules=no
hpcups-only-build=no
hpijs-only-build=no
apparmor_build=no
class-driver=no
Current contents of '/var/lib/hp/hplip.state' file:
Plugins are not installed. Could not access file: No such file or directory
Current contents of '~/.hplip/hplip.conf' file:
[upgrade]
notify_upgrade = false
last_upgraded_time = 1518909741
pending_upgrade_time = 0
latest_available_version = 3.17.10
[settings]
systray_visible = 0
systray_messages = 0
[last_used]
device_uri = hp:/usb/Photosmart_7400_series?serial=CN53C2Z1HKUJ
printer_name = Photosmart_7400
working_dir = .
[commands]
scan = /usr/bin/xsane -V %SANE_URI%
[refresh]
rate = 30
enable = false
type = 1
[polling]
enable = false
interval = 5
device_list =
[fax]
voice_phone =
email_address =
[installation]
date_time = 10/06/20 02:33:45
version = 3.20.9
<Package-name> <Package-Desc> <Required/Optional> <Min-Version> <Installed-Version> <Status> <Comment>
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| External Dependencies |
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cups CUPS - Common Unix Printing System REQUIRED 1.1 2.3.1 OK 'CUPS Scheduler is running'
gs GhostScript - PostScript and PDF language interpreter and previewer REQUIRED 7.05 9.50 OK -
xsane xsane - Graphical scanner frontend for SANE OPTIONAL 0.9 0.999 OK -
scanimage scanimage - Shell scanning program OPTIONAL 1.0 1.0.29 OK -
dbus DBus - Message bus system REQUIRED - 1.12.16 OK -
policykit PolicyKit - Administrative policy framework OPTIONAL - 0.105 OK -
network network -wget OPTIONAL - 1.20.3 OK -
avahi-utils avahi-utils OPTIONAL - 0.7 OK -
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| General Dependencies |
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libjpeg libjpeg - JPEG library REQUIRED - - OK -
cups-devel CUPS devel- Common Unix Printing System development files REQUIRED - 2.3.1 OK -
cups-image CUPS image - CUPS image development files REQUIRED - 2.3.1 OK -
libpthread libpthread - POSIX threads library REQUIRED - b'2.31' OK -
libusb libusb - USB library REQUIRED - 1.0 OK -
sane SANE - Scanning library REQUIRED - - OK -
sane-devel SANE - Scanning library development files REQUIRED - - OK -
libavahi-dev libavahi-dev REQUIRED - - OK -
libnetsnmp-devel libnetsnmp-devel - SNMP networking library development files REQUIRED 5.0.9 5.8 OK -
libcrypto libcrypto - OpenSSL cryptographic library REQUIRED - 1.1.1 OK -
python3X Python 2.2 or greater - Python programming language REQUIRED 2.2 3.8.2 OK -
python3-notify2 Python libnotify - Python bindings for the libnotify Desktop notifications OPTIONAL - - OK -
python3-pyqt5-dbus PyQt 5 DBus - DBus Support for PyQt5 OPTIONAL 5.0 5.14.1 OK -
python3-pyqt5 PyQt 5- Qt interface for Python (for Qt version 4.x) REQUIRED 5.0 5.14.1 OK -
python3-dbus Python DBus - Python bindings for DBus REQUIRED 0.80.0 1.2.16 OK -
python3-xml Python XML libraries REQUIRED - 2.2.9 OK -
python3-devel Python devel - Python development files REQUIRED 2.2 3.8.2 OK -
python3-pil PIL - Python Imaging Library (required for commandline scanning with hp-scan) OPTIONAL - 7.0.0 OK -
python3-reportlab Reportlab - PDF library for Python OPTIONAL 2.0 3.5.34 OK -
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| COMPILEDEP |
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libtool libtool - Library building support services REQUIRED - 2.4.6 OK -
gcc gcc - GNU Project C and C++ Compiler REQUIRED - 9.3.0 OK -
make make - GNU make utility to maintain groups of programs REQUIRED 3.0 4.2.1 OK -
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| Python Extentions |
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cupsext CUPS-Extension REQUIRED - 3.20.9 OK -
hpmudext IO-Extension REQUIRED - 3.20.9 OK -
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| Scan Configuration |
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hpaio HPLIP-SANE-Backend REQUIRED - 3.20.9 OK 'hpaio found in /etc/sane.d/dll.conf'
scanext Scan-SANE-Extension REQUIRED - 3.20.9 OK -