printer help please

[geraldw321]

hello there well im back i want too use debian and i have trouble getting my hp officejet 5740 printer running. im trying too install hplip-3.17.4.run. i get these errors :

DEPENDENCY AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION
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error: A required dependency 'pyqt4-dbus (PyQt 4 DBus - DBus Support for PyQt4)' is still missing.
error: A required dependency 'pyqt4 (PyQt 4- Qt interface for Python (for Qt version 4.x))' is still missing.


AND

RE-CHECKING DEPENDENCIES
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error: A required dependency 'pyqt4-dbus (PyQt 4 DBus - DBus Support for PyQt4)' is still missing.
error: A required dependency 'pyqt4 (PyQt 4- Qt interface for Python (for Qt version 4.x))' is still missing.
error: Installation cannot continue without these dependencies.
error: Please manually install this dependency and re-run this installer.

im not a linux wiz. i looked in synaptic package manager searching for pyqt4 but not sure if what i need is there(lots of stuff turned up) so can anyone walk me thru installing these so i can re run hplip

thank you GW

[Dai_trying]

This should pull them both in for you

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sudo apt-get install python-qt4 python-qt4-dbus

[stevepusser]

Is there any reason you can't use the hplip 3.16.11 already in jessie-backports? (see backports.org)

I searched the Google and it says it needs at least 3.14.10, so Jessie's 3.14.6 is just a little too old, but 3.16.11 should be fine.

Steve (currently trying to backport 3.17.4 from Debian Experimental)