hp-toolbox missing dependencies

[Alessio Caiazza]

Binary package hint: hplip

hp-toolbox is installed by default, but it needs python-qt3 for running, wich isn't installed by default.

ProblemType: Bug
Date: Sat Mar 3 11:00:47 2007
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.04
Uname: Linux mekare 2.6.20-9-powerpc #3 Sun Feb 25 23:27:54 UTC 2007 ppc GNU/Linux

[Matthias Klose (doko)]

confirmed, but we will not add the dependency on python-qt3.
Till, in previous version we did have an explicit pointer in the message dialog "please install the python-qt3 package"; I don't see that anymore.

[Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter)]

There was someyhing like that for some time, but someone seems to have taken it out.

My suggestion is the following (but nneds to be implemented by someone who knows programming with Python-GTK or so):

If python-qt is missing (default live session or installation from Ubuntu/Xubuntu/Edubuntu desktop CD) pop up a Window as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------

To run the HP Toolbox the python-qt package is nedded to be installed which does not ship with the desktop CD due to space reasons.

Do you want to install it now?

[ Install python-qt ] [ Abort running HP Toolbox ]

------------------------------------------------------------

If the user decides to install the package manager is started and the python-qt package gets installed. After that HP-Toolbox gets started.

We should do the same also for the other GUI programs of HPLIP which are in the menus (hp-sendfax, ...).

WDYT?

[Matthias Klose (doko)]

Till Kamppeter schrieb:
> *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 86893 ***
>
> There was someyhing like that for some time, but someone seems to have
> taken it out.
>
> My suggestion is the following (but nneds to be implemented by someone
> who knows programming with Python-GTK or so):

please look at the older packages (you can find the sources in
launchpad) to see the implementation of a simple GTK dialog.

> If python-qt is missing (default live session or installation from
> Ubuntu/Xubuntu/Edubuntu desktop CD) pop up a Window as follows:
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
> To run the HP Toolbox the python-qt package is nedded to be installed
> which does not ship with the desktop CD due to space reasons.
>
> Do you want to install it now?
>
> [ Install python-qt ] [ Abort running HP Toolbox ]
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
> If the user decides to install the package manager is started and the
> python-qt package gets installed. After that HP-Toolbox gets started.
>
> We should do the same also for the other GUI programs of HPLIP which are
> in the menus (hp-sendfax, ...).

these are not visible by default (and fall back to non-interactive mode)
IIRC.

>
> WDYT?
>

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