1. hp-setup -g
2. got some messages like thise
"hp-setup[3796]: debug: Either /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/sane/hpgt2500_ntdcmsdll.so file is not present or symbolic link is missing"
"hp-setup[3796]: debug: Either /usr/lib64/x86_64-linux-gnu/sane/hpgt2500_ntdcmsdll.so file is not present or symbolic link is missing"
"hp-setup[3796]: debug: Either /usr/lib64/x86_64-linux-gnu/libjpeg.so.9 file is not present or symbolic link is missing"
and so on.
3. but you HAVE this files in system (in other places)
4. make missing dirs:
/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu
/usr/lib64/x86_64-linux-gnu
5. make missing symlinks:
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/sane /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/sane
sudo ln -s /usr/lib64/x86_64-linux-gnu /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
sudo ln -s /usr/lib64/sane /usr/lib64/x86_64-linux-gnu/sane
6. install of hp-setup completed with plugin (use local downloaded hplip-3.19.5-plugin.run)
The same problem with hplip-3.19.5. /www.linuxquest ions.org/ questions/ linux-software- 2/hplip- keeps-looping- at-plug- in-installation -4175647505/ by user zaskar_84
Some notes from https:/
1. hp-setup -g i386-linux- gnu/sane/ hpgt2500_ ntdcmsdll. so file is not present or symbolic link is missing" x86_64- linux-gnu/ sane/hpgt2500_ ntdcmsdll. so file is not present or symbolic link is missing" x86_64- linux-gnu/ libjpeg. so.9 file is not present or symbolic link is missing" i386-linux- gnu x86_64- linux-gnu i386-linux- gnu/sane x86_64- linux-gnu /usr/lib/ x86_64- linux-gnu x86_64- linux-gnu/ sane 19.5-plugin. run)
2. got some messages like thise
"hp-setup[3796]: debug: Either /usr/lib/
"hp-setup[3796]: debug: Either /usr/lib64/
"hp-setup[3796]: debug: Either /usr/lib64/
and so on.
3. but you HAVE this files in system (in other places)
4. make missing dirs:
/usr/lib/
/usr/lib64/
5. make missing symlinks:
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/sane /usr/lib/
sudo ln -s /usr/lib64/
sudo ln -s /usr/lib64/sane /usr/lib64/
6. install of hp-setup completed with plugin (use local downloaded hplip-3.