Sane server crashing when trying to scan from client

I have a "working" Sane server for my HP USB scanner (All-in-one) but when I try to scan from my client I get the following error:

The following Sane packages are installed:


sane-daemon	1.3.1-r1
sane-frontends	1.3.1-r1
sane-hp	1.3.1-r1
sane-hp4200	1.3.1-r1	
hplip-sane	3.23.12-r1
libsane	1.3.1-r1

Tue Mar 31 22:47:15 2026 daemon.info saned[6601]: scan/sane/escl.c 434: escl_open() session=0
Tue Mar 31 22:47:16 2026 daemon.info saned[6601]: io/hpmud/musb.c 428: Found interface conf=0, iface=1, altset=0, index=1
Tue Mar 31 22:47:16 2026 daemon.info saned[6601]: io/hpmud/musb.c 390: Active kernel driver on interface=1 ret=0
Tue Mar 31 22:47:16 2026 daemon.info saned[6601]: io/hpmud/musb.c 536: claimed 7/1/2 interface
Tue Mar 31 22:47:16 2026 daemon.info saned[6601]: io/hpmud/musb.c 781: read actual device_id successfully fd=1 len=276
Tue Mar 31 22:47:16 2026 daemon.info saned[6601]: io/hpmud/musb.c 562: released 7/1/2 interface
Tue Mar 31 22:47:16 2026 daemon.err saned[6601]: common/utils.c 112: unable to open /var/lib/hp/hplip.state: No such file or directory
Tue Mar 31 22:47:16 2026 daemon.err saned[6601]: common/utils.c 162: validate_plugin_version() Failed to get Plugin version from [/var/lib/hp/hplip.state]
Tue Mar 31 22:47:16 2026 daemon.err saned[6601]: common/utils.c 206: Plugin version is not matching
Tue Mar 31 22:47:16 2026 daemon.info saned[6601]: scan/sane/escl.c 89: Calling escl bb_unload:

What do I miss ?

That's what you have missed.

So create it manually; as in the past was needed from time to time as well ?

hplip-common is also installed