Comment 5 for bug 1879353

They have been trying for the last 6 months and have failed to find a fix across all flavours of Ubuntu.

On 5 December 2020 19:11:12 GMT, and003 <email address hidden> wrote:
>I am also having this problem, but it's with 3.20.11 as opposed to
>3.20.5. I am using Ubuntu 20.04, and the printer I'm using is an HP
>Smart Tank Plus 651. I am attaching a document of my first attempt to
>install 3.20.11.
>
>** Attachment added: "First HPLIP 3.20.11 installation attempt"
>https://bugs.launchpad.net/hplip/+bug/1879353/+attachment/5441293/+files/hplip_installation_attempt01.txt
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>Title:
> hplip-3.20.5 installer fails on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
>
>Status in HPLIP:
> New
>
>Bug description:
> HPLIP-Version: HPLIP 3.20.5
> Kernel: 5.4.0-29-generic x86_64
> Distro: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)
> Desktop: MATE 1.24.0
> Printer: HP ENVY Photo 7100
> Python Version: Python 3.8.2
>
> Relevant output of hp-check -t :
>
> warning: Printer is not HPLIP installed. Printers must use the hp: or
> hpfax: CUPS backend for HP-Devices.
>
> -----------
> | SUMMARY |
> -----------
>
> Missing Required Dependencies
> -----------------------------
> error: 'gtk2-engines-pixbuf' package is missing/incompatible
> error: 'python-pyqt5' package is missing/incompatible
>
> Missing Optional Dependencies
> -----------------------------
> error: 'python-dbus.mainloop.pyqt5' package is missing/incompatible
> error: 'python-reportlab' package is missing/incompatible
> error: 'python-notify' package is missing/incompatible
>
> Total Errors: 4
> Total Warnings: 1
>
> I downloaded the *.deb packages above from older Ubuntu repositories
> and tried installing them with dpkg, but there were numerous
> dependencies that could not be satisfied. Most fo the
> incompatibilities appear to stem from the requirement of older
> versions of Python.
>
> Will there be any effort to remedy these incompatibilities?
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