hplib install on Debian Linux (too long and too complex ? ... ending up not working)

[FBX]

Hi

I have a hp printer and tried to install the last version of the hplib by running the hplip-3.18.12.run  shell.

It took something like 1hour to run and found it rather complex with numerous install and ending up with a failure with this message :

configure: error: cannot find net-snmp support (or --disable-network-build)

What I find rather strange is how complex is the install process, taking a lot of time,  and checking for unexpected libraries such as:

checking for CRYPTO_free in -lcrypto... no
And of course the install has succesfully uninstalled the previous hplip setup that if I remember well not a problem at all . Quite disappointed in fact.

PS ... and please accept my apologies for being a little bit rude here, but I think that someone here just thought a little bit too much building a printer driver.

[FBX]

Found what was needed here :

https://askubuntu.com/questions/1011024/cannot-compile-hpliphttps://askubuntu.com/questions/1011024/...

And it worked

PS : Still thinking that a so complex install .... but I am a little grumpy today. Thank for your work in developping these free tools ... 🙂