hplip-3.19.11 Ubuntu 19.10 Package python-zbar not available

[Martin Frost]

I am using Ubuntu 19.10

When running hplip-3.19.11 I get the message:

sudo apt-get install --asume-yes python-zbar (Scanjet-depend step 9)
warning: Failed to install this Scanjet dependency package. Some Scanjet features will not work.

The package python-zbar is available in Ubuntu 19.04 but not in 19.10
I don't know why.

I suspect this is why the scanner isn't working.

I'm using an HP Deskjet 3630

I hope this is sufficient information. I haven't reported a bug before.

Many thanks to all of you who are engaging in this project.

Martin Frost.

[Rowland Barkley (masterexorcist)]

I am unable to use my scanner after upgrading to ubuntu 19.10. Hplip-3.19.11 fails to install python-zbar

My printer/scanner is HP MFP M281fdn

Attempting to install python-zbar, it is not avalable:

rowland@rowland-HP-Magic:~$ sudo apt-get install python-zbar
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package python-zbar is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source

E: Package 'python-zbar' has no installation candidate
rowland@rowland-HP-Magic:~$

Thank you for whoever can help on this
Rowland Barkley

[robert Newton (newtonsys-o)]

I ran the hplip .run file on eoan Xubuntu 19.10

WWW.packages.ubuntu.com -> search zbar
has no python-zbar
but has python3-zbar YEAH

hp-setup works and finds my printer 8-)

good luck

several sudo apt install cmds timed out (TESS'OCR-ALL IS HUGE 8-( )

sudo apt-get install --assume-yes libleptonica-dev (Scanjet-depend step 3)
warning: Failed to install this Scanjet dependency package. Some Scanjet features will not work.

!snip CHOP!
sudo apt-get install --assume-yes tesseract-ocr-all (Scanjet-depend step 7)
warning: Failed to install this Scanjet dependency package. Some Scanjet features will not work.

!snip CHOP!
sudo apt-get install --assume-yes python-zbar (Scanjet-depend step 9)
warning: Failed to install this Scanjet dependency package. Some Scanjet features will not work.