SOLVED 14 OCT 2017 -- Caution -- python3 upgrade will remove hplip

[dibl]

Today's upgrade of python3 to 3.6.3-1 will cause removal of hplip and hplip-gui.  Afterward, hplip is not installable:

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hplip : Depends: python3 (< 3.6) but 3.6.3-1 is to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

[dibl]

Note: with printer-driver-hpcups installed, it is still possible to print to an HP printer (not sure about all models).  So removal of hplip and hplip-gui is not fatal to your ability to print, it just forces you back to the CUPS for administration.

[CCarpenter]

If u need a proprietary plugin i suggest it is not possible anymore to print via this printer. My M1217nfw does not work anymore.

[ReinerS]

Blueman is also to be removed.

regards

Reiner

[ReinerS]

Hmm, has been solved just with todays upgrade.

regards

Reiner

[vilde]

Hmm, has been solved just with todays upgrade.

regards

Reiner

No, not here, hplip will still be removed on my XFCE install.

[samoht]

On my machine:

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# LANG=C apt policy hplip
hplip:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 3.17.9+repack0-1+b1
  Version table:
     3.17.9+repack0-1+b1 500
        500 https://incoming.debian.org/debian-buildd buildd-unstable/main amd64 Packages
     3.17.9+repack0-1 500
        500 https://deb.debian.org/debian testing/main amd64 Packages
        500 https://deb.debian.org/debian unstable/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

# LANG=C apt install hplip hplip-doc hplip-gui
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  libsane-hpaio
Suggested packages:
  python3-notify2 system-config-printer
Recommended packages:
  printer-driver-postscript-hp python3-notify2 xsane | simple-scan | skanlite
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  hplip hplip-doc hplip-gui libsane-hpaio
0 upgraded, 4 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 2080 kB of archives.
After this operation, 3995 kB of additional disk space will be used.



[GoinEasy9]

My brand new patience LXQt install is waiting for its first dist-upgrade, 3 days now, and I'm still getting warnings that hplip will be removed.  Oh well, we'll try again later today.

BTW - KDE patience bombed on this EEEpc 1015px, but LXQt, is working great. It also has a great look about it.

Over 1000 updates listed, I hope that first update goes clean.

[pjnsmb]

What happens if you put hplip on hold ?


should help you do a dist-upgrade

[GoinEasy9]

I tried an apt resolver to try to get around the problem, but it came up with errors.

# apt-get --solver=aspcud dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
E: Can't call external solver 'aspcud' as it is not in a configured directory!

This was always my goto instead of hold.  I have about 7 applications to remove that have to do with printing.  Since I haven't played with SID for quite a few months I don't know if the resolver is obsolete or not, but, even if it is, I'd rather wait till python 3 gets into the repos, rather than put 7 programs on hold. 

Thanks for the reply.

[ghstryder]

KDE - I would have lost hplip this morning, I just tried again and it went through without removing it.

[dibl]

Confirmed -- hplip and hplip-gui are installable on my KDE rig as of 1400 Saturday U.S. Eastern zone. I am marking it solved -- if others still have a problem with hplip tomorrow, I suggest a new thread under "Software" as I believe the original python dependency issue has been fixed.

[GoinEasy9]

Thanks for the update, now I'm off to do my big dist-upgrade.  I still have a few removals, but, they don't seem to be a problem.  I'll list them here just in case:

The following packages will be REMOVED:
  foomatic-db-gutenprint ijsgutenprint libgles1-mesa libnomacscore3
  libnomacsgui3 libnomacsloader3 qt5-style-plugins

Thanks again.

[dibl]

Yes it looks like most of those packages are gone from the sid repos:

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root@hp-350g:~# apt policy foomatic-db-gutenprint foomatic-db-gutenprint:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: (none)
  Version table:
root@hp-350g:~# apt policy ijsgutenprint
ijsgutenprint:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: (none)
  Version table:
     5.2.11-1+b2 -1
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
root@hp-350g:~# apt policy libgles1-mesa
libgles1-mesa:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 13.0.6-1+b2
  Version table:
     13.0.6-1+b2 500
        500 http://http.debian.net/debian unstable/main amd64 Packages
root@hp-350g:~# apt -s install libgles1-mesa
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libgles1-mesa : Depends: libglapi-mesa (= 13.0.6-1+b2) but 17.2.2-1 is to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
root@hp-350g:~# apt policy libnomascore3
N: Unable to locate package libnomascore3
root@hp-350g:~# apt policy libnomacscore3
libnomacscore3:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: (none)
  Version table:
root@hp-350g:~# apt policy libnomacsgui3
libnomacsgui3:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: (none)
  Version table:
root@hp-350g:~# apt policy libnomacsloader3
libnomacsloader3:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: (none)
  Version table:
root@hp-350g:~# apt policy qt5style-plugins
N: Unable to locate package qt5style-plugins
root@hp-350g:~# apt policy qt5-style-plugins
qt5-style-plugins:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 5.0.0+git23.g335dbec-2+b1
  Version table:
     5.0.0+git23.g335dbec-2+b1 500
        500 http://http.debian.net/debian unstable/main amd64 Packages


[GoinEasy9]

Thanks for checking dibl.  I appreciate it.

The big DU went through flawlessly, and I'm happy, This LXQt has got to be the best DM I've had on this little machine in a while. So far everything works perfectly.  Debian LXDE was the last OS on here, but, wasn't as polished as patience is.

1055 upgraded, 74 newly installed, 7 to remove and 2 not upgraded.

Who said Sid was dangerous ... Heh.