Re: hp-setup doesn't run

[Timothy Murphy]

Kevin Kofler wrote:
> You can use system-config-printer or system-config-printer-kde to set up
> your printer just fine,

What is the point of these two applications?
What does the kde version add?
(In my case, when I run it,
I am not asked for the root password,
and most of the possible actions are greyed-out.)
> there's no need to use the vendor-specific
> hp-setup tool.

I don't understand the relation - if any - of hplib to CUPS.
Can one install both without problems?