when installing hplip plugin form the terminal i get this output :
HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 3.20.11)
Plugin Download and Install Utility ver. 2.1
Copyright (c) 2001-18 HP Development Company, LP
This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to distribute it
under certain conditions. See COPYING file for more details.
warning: It is not recommended to run 'hp-plugin' in a root mode.
HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 3.20.11)
Plugin Download and Install Utility ver. 2.1
Copyright (c) 2001-18 HP Development Company, LP
This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to distribute it
under certain conditions. See COPYING file for more details.
(Note: Defaults for each question are maked with a '*'. Press <enter> to accept the default.)
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| PLUG-IN INSTALLATION FOR HPLIP 3.20.11 |
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Option Description
---------- --------------------------------------------------
d Download plug-in from HP (recommended)
p Specify a path to the plug-in (advanced)
q Quit hp-plugin (skip installation)
Enter option (d=download*, p=specify path, q=quit) ? d
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| DOWNLOAD PLUGIN |
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Checking for network connection...
Downloading plug-in from:
Downloading plug-in: [\ ] 0% Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/hplip/base/password.py", line 85, in get_distro_name
os_name = platform.dist()[0]
AttributeError: module 'platform' has no attribute 'dist'
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/hp-plugin", line 363, in <module>
status, plugin_path, error_str = pluginObj.download(plugin_path, plugin_download_callback)
File "/usr/share/hplip/installer/pluginhandler.py", line 254, in download
core = core_install.CoreInstall()
File "/usr/share/hplip/installer/core_install.py", line 241, in __init__
self.passwordObj = password.Password(ui_mode)
File "/usr/share/hplip/base/password.py", line 118, in __init__
self.__readAuthType() # self.__authType
File "/usr/share/hplip/base/password.py", line 141, in __readAuthType
distro_name = get_distro_name().lower().replace(" ","")
File "/usr/share/hplip/base/password.py", line 88, in get_distro_name
os_name = distro.linux_distribution()[0]
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/distro.py", line 122, in linux_distribution
return _distro.linux_distribution(full_distribution_name)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/distro.py", line 677, in linux_distribution
self.version(),
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/distro.py", line 737, in version
self.lsb_release_attr('release'),
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/distro.py", line 899, in lsb_release_attr
return self._lsb_release_info.get(attribute, '')
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/distro.py", line 552, in __get__
ret = obj.__dict__[self._fname] = self._f(obj)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/distro.py", line 1012, in _lsb_release_info
stdout = subprocess.check_output(cmd, stderr=devnull)
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/subprocess.py", line 411, in check_output
return run(*popenargs, stdout=PIPE, timeout=timeout, check=True,
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/subprocess.py", line 512, in run
raise CalledProcessError(retcode, process.args,
subprocess.CalledProcessError: Command '('lsb_release', '-a')' returned non-zero exit status 1.
Error in sys.excepthook:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport_python_hook.py", line 153, in apport_excepthook
with os.fdopen(os.open(pr_filename,
PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/crash/_usr_share_hplip_plugin.py.0.crash'
Original exception was:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/hplip/base/password.py", line 85, in get_distro_name
os_name = platform.dist()[0]
AttributeError: module 'platform' has no attribute 'dist'
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/hp-plugin", line 363, in <module>
status, plugin_path, error_str = pluginObj.download(plugin_path, plugin_download_callback)
File "/usr/share/hplip/installer/pluginhandler.py", line 254, in download
core = core_install.CoreInstall()
File "/usr/share/hplip/installer/core_install.py", line 241, in __init__
self.passwordObj = password.Password(ui_mode)
File "/usr/share/hplip/base/password.py", line 118, in __init__
self.__readAuthType() # self.__authType
File "/usr/share/hplip/base/password.py", line 141, in __readAuthType
distro_name = get_distro_name().lower().replace(" ","")
File "/usr/share/hplip/base/password.py", line 88, in get_distro_name
os_name = distro.linux_distribution()[0]
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/distro.py", line 122, in linux_distribution
return _distro.linux_distribution(full_distribution_name)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/distro.py", line 677, in linux_distribution
self.version(),
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/distro.py", line 737, in version
self.lsb_release_attr('release'),
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/distro.py", line 899, in lsb_release_attr
return self._lsb_release_info.get(attribute, '')
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/distro.py", line 552, in __get__
ret = obj.__dict__[self._fname] = self._f(obj)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/distro.py", line 1012, in _lsb_release_info
stdout = subprocess.check_output(cmd, stderr=devnull)
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/subprocess.py", line 411, in check_output
return run(*popenargs, stdout=PIPE, timeout=timeout, check=True,
File "/usr/lib/python3.8/subprocess.py", line 512, in run
raise CalledProcessError(retcode, process.args,
subprocess.CalledProcessError: Command '('lsb_release', '-a')' returned non-zero exit status 1.
