[PLUG] Still having printer issues

Dick Steffens dick at dicksteffens.com
Mon Feb 2 23:34:40 UTC 2026


No response from the HPLIP folks. So I tried printing from my laptop 
(Xubuntu 20.04) and have the same problem with the text printed too far 
to the right.

I decided I'd try reinstalling HPLIP from Synaptic. I got the following 
error message:

E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be 
caused by held packages.
E: Unable to correct dependencies
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be 
caused by held packages.
E: Unable to correct dependencies
E: Unable to lock the download directory

After running a few sudo apt commands (which I didn't write down, 
assuming they'd still be available) I was able to successfully run the 
install from Sysnaptic. It ran, but none of the hplip programs appear 
when I type hplip in the settings manager. I can run hpl and get HP 
Device Manager, but I still get a page with the left edge printed in an 
extra inch or so.

Do I need to upgrade from 20.04, or 22.04 to be able to run power 
management with multiple tabs? (Not sure why this would apply to my 
printer issue).

-- 
Regards,

Dick Steffens


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