The printing repo can be added, but after you have upgraded hplip with it, it is probably a good idea to disable the repo, so that CUPS etc is not upgraded unnecessarily (although it shouldn’t cause you any problems).
Unfortunately, YaST 1 click install indicates the same message for v. 3.15.9: “The install link or file you opened does not contain instructions for openSUSE Leap 42.1.” It can’t be installed.
The printer -an HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 1115- was already working on Fedora Xfce (an updated v. 22) but the Leap 14.1 installation is more complete, with ink levels and other relevant information indicated.
I have NOT been able to get it running on an updated Sparky (Debian Testing), as yet.
So all in all, I consider Leap 14.1 to be an excellent OS alternative, because what it lacks out of the box is available thanks to the reliability of the openSUSE Forums.:shame:
This is now looking like my new preferred OS.
I began using oSUSE in 2008 but problems with some versions (including 13.2) were serious enough that I had to stop using it on this main desktop computer, after the 50 Gb / btrfs root partition ran out of space during a zypper dup upgrade from 13.1 and I was unable to reinstall it.
I thought this was the solution to my problem: HP`1200 laser on Leap. The printer works fine with OS 13.1 on the same multi-boot system. I fetched the RPM’s as described here and tried to install them, but get this error:
linux-nnzq:/home/leon/Downloads/hplip # dir
total 10524
-rw-r--r-- 1 leon users 10650001 Feb 20 12:21 hplip-3.15.11-1.1.x86_64.rpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 leon users 0 Feb 20 12:31 hplip-hpijs-3.15.11-1.1.x86_64.rpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 leon users 120966 Feb 20 12:33 hplip-sane-3.15.11-1.1.x86_64.rpm
linux-nnzq:/home/leon/Downloads/hplip # zypper install *.*
Problem reading the RPM header of hplip-hpijs-3.15.11-1.1.x86_64.rpm. Is it an RPM file?
Error building the cache:
|] Failed to cache repo (1).
Building repository 'Plain RPM files cache' cache .....................................[done]
Error building the cache:
|] Failed to cache repo (1).
Skipping repository 'Plain RPM files cache' because of the above error.
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
'_tmpRPMcache_:hplip-sane=0:3.15.11-1.1' not found in package names. Trying capabilities.
No provider of '_tmpRPMcache_:hplip-sane=0:3.15.11-1.1' found.
'_tmpRPMcache_:hplip=0:3.15.11-1.1' not found in package names. Trying capabilities.
No provider of '_tmpRPMcache_:hplip=0:3.15.11-1.1' found.
Resolving package dependencies...
Nothing to do.
Yeah, I caught that after posting, but after get getting a good download, and adding the developer package I get this:
total 16796
-rw-r--r-- 1 leon users 10650001 Feb 20 12:21 hplip-3.15.11-1.1.x86_64.rpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 leon users 57140 Feb 20 13:28 hplip-devel-3.15.11-1.1.x86_64.rpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 leon users 6361869 Feb 20 13:10 hplip-hpijs-3.15.11-1.1.x86_64(1).rpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 leon users 120966 Feb 20 12:33 hplip-sane-3.15.11-1.1.x86_64.rpm
linux-nnzq:/home/leon/Downloads/hplip # zypper install *.*
Error building the cache:
|] Failed to cache repo (1).
Building repository 'Plain RPM files cache' cache .....................................[done]
Error building the cache:
|] Failed to cache repo (1).
Skipping repository 'Plain RPM files cache' because of the above error.
Retrieving repository 'openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Debug-Non-Oss' metadata ....................[error]
Repository 'openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Debug-Non-Oss' is invalid.
[repo-debug-non-oss|http://download.opensuse.org/debug/distribution/leap/42.1/repo/non-oss/] Valid metadata not found at specified URL
Please check if the URIs defined for this repository are pointing to a valid repository.
Skipping repository 'openSUSE-Leap-42.1-Debug-Non-Oss' because of the above error.
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
'_tmpRPMcache_:hplip-devel=0:3.15.11-1.1' not found in package names. Trying capabilities.
No provider of '_tmpRPMcache_:hplip-devel=0:3.15.11-1.1' found.
'_tmpRPMcache_:hplip-hpijs=0:3.15.11-1.1' not found in package names. Trying capabilities.
No provider of '_tmpRPMcache_:hplip-hpijs=0:3.15.11-1.1' found.
'_tmpRPMcache_:hplip-sane=0:3.15.11-1.1' not found in package names. Trying capabilities.
No provider of '_tmpRPMcache_:hplip-sane=0:3.15.11-1.1' found.
'_tmpRPMcache_:hplip=0:3.15.11-1.1' not found in package names. Trying capabilities.
No provider of '_tmpRPMcache_:hplip=0:3.15.11-1.1' found.
Resolving package dependencies...
Nothing to do.
I just did a system update and tried installing by rpm. I get this now:
total 16796
-rw-r--r-- 1 leon users 10650001 Feb 20 12:21 hplip-3.15.11-1.1.x86_64.rpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 leon users 57140 Feb 20 13:28 hplip-devel-3.15.11-1.1.x86_64.rpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 leon users 6361869 Feb 20 13:10 hplip-hpijs-3.15.11-1.1.x86_64(1).rpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 leon users 120966 Feb 20 12:33 hplip-sane-3.15.11-1.1.x86_64.rpm
linux-nnzq:/home/leon/Downloads/hplip # rpm -i *.*
error: Failed dependencies:
libdbus-1.so.3(LIBDBUS_1_3)(64bit) is needed by hplip-hpijs-3.15.11-1.1.x86_64
libdbus-1.so.3(LIBDBUS_1_3)(64bit) is needed by hplip-sane-3.15.11-1.1.x86_64
the missing libdibus is apparently a Tumbleweed package. I can’t find it yet, and I suspect it may break something. Any ideas?
I installed Tumbleweed over the Leap partitions and at least now I can print my parallel port HP laser and 3-in-1 inkjet via USB cable. Still working on wireless though.
I expected the hplip 3.15 to work since I have Linux Mint 17.3 (32-bit) on an old Toshiba notebook I was given. Its previous owner was disgusted by its glacial performance when he updated it to Win 10. It runs quite sprightly with Mint and my 3-in-1 printer was up and running wirelessly instantly with hplip 3.15. I think part of the problem is the confusing way one sets up a HP printer in SuSE. So far, I think you follow a sequence, starting with YAST, then localhost 631, then HP Print Manager. If there is a how-to or other instruction for setting up HP printers in SuSE I’d like to know about it.