The 1.6 series of net-print/cups has dropped slp support and one can choose to build it with USE avahi or zeroconf.

To be able to set up a network printer, the 1.5 series of net-print/cups has to be built with USE avahi or slp. In case of problems disable the usb USE flag for net-print/cups and activate the kernel functionality again. This way it makes use of the dev-libs/libusb user-space tool which replaces kernel USB printer support ( CONFIG_USB_PRINTER). If hp-setup has problems, try enabling the static-ppds USE flag and rebuilding HPLIP.įor USB printers net-print/cups has to be built with the usb USE flag. Some printers may still require static PPD files. The default install enables dynamically generated PPD files at runtime. The old hpijs driver is still included when building HPLIP with the hpijs USE flag. For users who just need to print, no special privileges or group membership is required.įor printing support, it is recommended to use the new hpcups driver, which can be enabled with the hpcups USE flag. Editing the CUPS configuration files with a text editor, however, requires root privileges. See the binary plugins section for more information.Īll users who need to manage printers - whether using the web interface or hp-setup - have to be a member of the lpadmin group. Hence, it is needed if those features (like better printing quality, faster printing or scanning) are to be used. This plugin must be installed in addition to the drivers. Some devices have features that can only be used when a binary plugin is enabled. There may, however, be devices which work with a default CUPS install, which provides driverless printing, adequate drivers or PPD files. Using HPLIP is recommended for most HP inkjet or laserjet based printers. 7.7 SANE/XSANE not finding hpaio scanner.7.6 SANE segfaulting when using HPAIO backend.7.4 HPLIP ebuild upgrades do not upgrade binary plugin(s).

Hplip supported printers