Issued:
2011-05-19
Updated:
2011-05-19

RHBA-2011:0574 - hplip bug fix update

Synopsis

hplip bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

Updated hplip packages that fix multiple bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The hplip packages contain the Hewlett-Packard Linux Imaging and Printing Project (HPLIP) which provides drivers for Hewlett-Packard printers and multi-function peripherals.

This update fixes the following bugs:

  • Previously, certain Python scripts used the interpreter line "#!/usr/bin/env python". Due to this issue, these scripts used an incorrect version during the execution. With this update, the interpreter line is changed and uses the path /usr/bin/python. (BZ#608003)

  • Previously, the license text was missing. This update adds the license text to the hplip-common sub-package. (BZ#613707)

  • Previously, the hp-toolbox utility failed to add new printers due to incorrect handling of CUPS authentication in the cupsext Python extension. This update corrects the handling. Now, new printers can be added successfully. (BZ#616569)

  • Previously, the CUPS Web Interface button, displayed in hp-toolbox when no connected devices were shown, led to an incorrect URL. This update corrects this URL so that there is no error message shown. (BZ#633899)

  • This update upgrades HPLIP to the current version to allow support for a wider range of HP printers. (BZ#652255)

All HPLIP users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.http://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386

Updated Packages

  • hplip-common-3.10.9-3.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • hplip-3.10.9-3.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • hplip-debuginfo-3.10.9-3.el6.i686.rpm
  • hplip-gui-3.10.9-3.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • hplip-3.10.9-3.el6.src.rpm
  • hplip-gui-3.10.9-3.el6.i686.rpm
  • hplip-common-3.10.9-3.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • hplip-libs-3.10.9-3.el6.ppc.rpm
  • hpijs-3.10.9-3.el6.i686.rpm
  • hplip-common-3.10.9-3.el6.i686.rpm
  • hplip-debuginfo-3.10.9-3.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • hplip-3.10.9-3.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • hplip-debuginfo-3.10.9-3.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • libsane-hpaio-3.10.9-3.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • hplip-3.10.9-3.el6.i686.rpm
  • hplip-libs-3.10.9-3.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • hplip-gui-3.10.9-3.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • libsane-hpaio-3.10.9-3.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • hplip-libs-3.10.9-3.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • hplip-debuginfo-3.10.9-3.el6.ppc.rpm
  • hplip-libs-3.10.9-3.el6.i686.rpm
  • hpijs-3.10.9-3.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • libsane-hpaio-3.10.9-3.el6.i686.rpm
  • hpijs-3.10.9-3.el6.ppc64.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information