Add hplip-gui to Kubunto ISO?

[Dale Trombley]

Ok, i compared the differences and posted them into the kubuntu forum
thread, as far as i can tell there is no difference in those files, but for
some reason wireless scanning works ootb for ubuntu, but not for kubuntu.
http://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthread.php?59763-printer-config-kubuntu-vs-ubuntu


On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 12:56 PM, Steve Riley <steve at rileyz.net> wrote:

> On 2012-08-15 07:14:09 Dale Trombley wrote:
> >
> > I've always touted kubuntu as being the better one
> >
> > I have an hp wireless all in one, wireless scanning has never worked for
> me
> > in kubuntu. I do have hplip-gui installed.
> >
> > I fired up last nights daily build of ubuntu and wireless scanning works
> > without any fidling.  When connecting the printer wirelessly it said
> > downloading driver. As far as I could tell it installed hplip instead of
> > hpcups.
> >
> > Not a deal breaker for me but certainly could be for some.
> >
> > Is there a way to have kubuntu download the better driver if it sees that
> > the internet has been connected ala ubuntu?
>
> Interestingly enough, we just had a brief thread about wireless scanning on
> the forum. One of our members posted this:
>
> Try comparing /etc/sane.d/dll.conf and /etc/sane.d/net.conf in both distros
> and see if they differ. my installation I have to enable the "net" driver
> in
> sane.d and add my server hostname (or ip) to net.conf.
>
> Discussion:
> http://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthread.php?59763
>
> ...Steve
>
>
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