A new HPLIP for Slackware

Hi guys.

For this time HP added support some a new printers:
https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-i...es?language=fr
but we stuck on hplip 3.20.5 version.

Well, we know that a new releases of hplip require avahi and Pat does not seem inclined to add avahi in Slackware. I agree with this.

So do we have any plans to update of hplip with network printing support in the future for Slackware or not?

Thanks.

It might be added in the next release, wireless printing is more common. Only Slackware looks like a odd ball to configure printer, while on other distributions it is easy.

Maybe, if HP needs avahi lib they could include it with hplip package and call it hp-avahi-lib or something.
There might already exist a snap, appimage, or other self-contained hplip with all the libs included.
Honestly, if I depended on networked printer I would look into it, but currently I don't even have a printer.

So if you want my opinion, in this case, it'd probably be best if these security sensitive libraries were fully optional.
As for why, see another, most recent example of security sensitive lib affecting everyone here, no matter if they use it or not: openssh.

avahi is bad solution.

Any news about new version of hplip for Slackware?

hplip doesn't need avahi, network printing does

so, 3.23.5 builds fine with:

--- hplip.SlackBuild    2023-08-27 12:00:58.048740787 +0200
+++ hplip.SlackBuild.1  2023-08-27 12:00:19.493984621 +0200
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@
   --enable-cups-ppd-install \
   --build=$ARCH-slackware-linux \
   --host=$ARCH-slackware-linux \
+  --disable-network-build \
   || exit 1
 
 make $NUMJOBS || make || exit 1

with removal of unnecessary patches

I'm running a networked printer just fine on 3.20.5 in 15.0.

To my mind, giving my printer an IP beats everything else hands down. Even mobiles can print to the IP, and it allows my windows nerd son to escape the driver prison that hp has become in windows.

I'd like to be able to continue that. I won't suggest anything: 100% of my suggestions are rejected, but I'm cool with that. I've just stopped thinking them up.

My HP Officejet 5740 has been network printing for almost 5 years on Slackware, back then obviously , v 14.2. Additionally, many printers require a USB connection initially in order to setup network printing. Some allow bypassing the USB connection requirement if you choose manual setup and know the IP. The onboard printer display or nmap can answer that question.

Not bad if we write message to HP support with request to drop support for avahi and change technology for the network printing