diff -up hplip-3.14.6/installer/core_install.py.reportlab hplip-3.14.6/installer/core_install.py
--- hplip-3.14.6/installer/core_install.py.reportlab	2014-06-03 07:31:24.000000000 +0100
+++ hplip-3.14.6/installer/core_install.py	2014-07-21 12:08:05.374416889 +0100
@@ -793,19 +793,19 @@ class CoreInstall(object):
             log.debug("Trying to import 'reportlab'...")
             import reportlab
 
-            ver = reportlab.Version
-            try:
-                ver_f = float(ver)
-            except ValueError:
-                log.debug("Can't determine version.")
-                return False
+            def xint(x):
+                try:
+                    return int(x)
+                except:
+                    return 0
+
+            ver = [xint(x) for x in reportlab.Version.split ('.')]
+            log.debug("Version: %s" % ver)
+            if ver >= [2, 0]:
+                log.debug("Success.")
+                return True
             else:
-                log.debug("Version: %.1f" % ver_f)
-                if ver_f >= 2.0:
-                    log.debug("Success.")
-                    return True
-                else:
-                    return False
+                return False
 
         except ImportError:
             log.debug("Failed.")
diff -up hplip-3.14.6/installer/dcheck.py.reportlab hplip-3.14.6/installer/dcheck.py
--- hplip-3.14.6/installer/dcheck.py.reportlab	2014-06-03 07:31:24.000000000 +0100
+++ hplip-3.14.6/installer/dcheck.py	2014-07-21 12:08:43.349615825 +0100
@@ -212,6 +212,13 @@ def check_lsmod(module):
 
 def check_version(inst_ver_str, min_ver_str='0.0'):
     log.debug("Checking: installed ver=%s  min ver=%s" % (inst_ver_str, min_ver_str))
+
+    def xint(x):
+        try:
+            return int(x)
+        except ValueError:
+            return 0
+
     min_ver = 0
     if min_ver_str != '-':
         match_obj=ver_pat.search(min_ver_str)
@@ -219,10 +226,8 @@ def check_version(inst_ver_str, min_ver_
             ver = match_obj.group(1)
         except AttributeError:
             ver = ''
-        try:
-            min_ver = float(ver)
-        except ValueError:
-            min_ver = 0
+
+        min_ver = [xint(x) for x in ver.split ('.')]
 
     inst_ver = 0
     if inst_ver_str != '-':
@@ -231,11 +236,8 @@ def check_version(inst_ver_str, min_ver_
             ver = match_obj.group(1)
         except AttributeError:
             ver = ''
-        try:
-            inst_ver = float(ver)
-        except ValueError:
-            inst_ver = 0
 
+        inst_ver = [xint(x) for x in ver.split ('.')]
 
     if inst_ver < min_ver:
         log.debug("Found, but newer version required.")
diff -up hplip-3.14.6/ui4/sendfaxdialog.py.reportlab hplip-3.14.6/ui4/sendfaxdialog.py
--- hplip-3.14.6/ui4/sendfaxdialog.py.reportlab	2014-06-03 07:31:26.000000000 +0100
+++ hplip-3.14.6/ui4/sendfaxdialog.py	2014-07-21 12:08:05.375416895 +0100
@@ -74,13 +74,14 @@ coverpages_enabled = False
 if fax_enabled:
     try:
         import reportlab
-        ver = reportlab.Version
-        try:
-            ver_f = float(ver)
-        except ValueError:
-            ver_f = 0.0
+        def xint(x):
+            try:
+                return int(x)
+            except:
+                return 0
 
-        if ver_f >= 2.0:
+        ver = [xint(x) for x in reportlab.Version.split('.')]
+        if ver >= [2, 0]:
             coverpages_enabled = True
         else:
             log.warn("Pre-2.0 version of Reportlab installed. Fax coverpages disabled.")
diff -up hplip-3.14.6/ui/scrollfax.py.reportlab hplip-3.14.6/ui/scrollfax.py
--- hplip-3.14.6/ui/scrollfax.py.reportlab	2014-06-03 07:31:28.000000000 +0100
+++ hplip-3.14.6/ui/scrollfax.py	2014-07-21 12:08:05.375416895 +0100
@@ -52,13 +52,14 @@ coverpages_enabled = False
 if fax_enabled:
     try:
         import reportlab
-        ver = reportlab.Version
-        try:
-            ver_f = float(ver)
-        except ValueError:
-            ver_f = 0.0
+        def xint(x):
+            try:
+                return int(x)
+            except:
+                return 0
 
-        if ver_f >= 2.0:
+        ver = [xint(x) for x in reportlab.Version.split('.')]
+        if ver >= [2, 0]:
             coverpages_enabled = True
         else:
             log.warn("Pre-2.0 version of Reportlab installed. Fax coverpages disabled.")