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Tiny Core Extensions => TCE Talk => Extension requests => Topic started by: cbookou on December 18, 2018, 07:50:42 PM

Title: Updated Print Drivers
Post by: cbookou on December 18, 2018, 07:50:42 PM

The versions of the HPLIP and Gutenprint drivers on the tinycore repo are outdated.

Last updated in March 2018 (http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php?topic=21760.0), a lot of current models have been added since and many of the printers covered by the current versions are not for sale and/or not supported any more.

Current versions:
HPLIP - 3.13.11
Gutenprint - 5.2.14

Latest are:
HPLIP - 3.18.12
Gutenprint - 5.3.1

Title: Re: Updated Print Drivers
Post by: Juanito on December 19, 2018, 12:30:59 AM

From the version number, it looks like you are requesting an update to the hplip extension in the tc-9.x x86_64 repo - could you confirm please?

Note that there is a newer version of hplip (3.17.11) in the tc-9.x x86 repo.

As hplip is really awkward to compile for tc, which specific printer driver are you looking for?

Title: Re: Updated Print Drivers
Post by: cbookou on December 19, 2018, 04:19:25 PM

Is the x86 version compatible with X86_64 tinycore64/corepure64? That's what we use currently.

I don't have a specific printer yet. I was hoping to look for printers based on what becomes available from the updated driver. :\

Title: Re: Updated Print Drivers
Post by: Juanito on December 22, 2018, 05:41:54 AM

updated hplip posted in the 9.x x86_64 repo

Note that hplip-3.18.12 gave a ghostscript error when attempting to print, so hplip-3.17.11 posted

Title: Re: Updated Print Drivers
Post by: cbookou on January 02, 2019, 04:02:32 PM

Thanks Juanito!