[Wolves] Setting up Officejet 6500 Wireless/USB

[daryl]

Andy Jewell wrote:
> I'll hazard a guess:
>
> apt-get install cups
>
> That's the ubuntu package name - might be the same on backtrack. You  
> will of course need a network connection (wired or wireless) for  
> access to the repository.
>
> Btw Cups is the common unix printing system.
>
> Give it a go.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 27 Jul 2010, at 23:04, "daryl" <mylinux at o2.co.uk> wrote:
>
>   
>> I now need some help please...
>>
>> got BT 4 running OK...
>>
>> just trying to get my HP Officejet 6500 Wireless installed
>>
>> HPLIP GUI keeps coming up with hp-systray must be running
>>
>> and if I try
>>
>> this from a shell:
>>
>> sh hplip-3.10.6.run
>>
>> it starts off well but bombs out with this error
>>
>> error: A required dependency 'cups (CUPS - Common Unix Printing  
>> System)'
>> is still missing.
>> error: Installation cannot continue without this dependency.
>> error: Please manually install this dependency and re-run this  
>> installer.
>>
>>
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Cheers for the info Andy....tried it and got this:

apt-get install cups
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
cups is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.


Hmmm.....I'm still doing something wrong.....it's a head scratcher (well 
for me anyhow).