How to Install HP Printers in Ubuntu / Debian /Fedora / Suse Linux Using HPLIP

Hewlett-Packard's Linux Imaging and Printing software (HPLIP) is used for driving HP Printers and Scanners in Linux. HPLIP software which supports 1,952 HP printers. Most of the Linux Distributions includes HPLIP.Only need to upgrade.

Latest Version HPLIP 3.9.2 supports - OpenSuse 11.2, Fedora 12, Debian 5.0.3

• Printing support for HP printers including: Deskjet, Officejet, Photosmart, PSC, Business Inkjet and LaserJet.
• Color and monochrome scanning from compatible Officejet, PSC, Photosmart, and LaserJet MFPs.
• USB, network, and parallel connection types.
  

Official Site

Installation

First You have to download HPLIP Form Here

Now you can install / Upgrade using automatic Installer


Linux distributions supported by the automatic installer:

• SUSE Linux (10.3, 11.0, 11, 11.1, 11.2)
• Fedora (9, 9.0, 10, 10.0, 11.0, 11, 12, 12.0)
• Ubuntu (8.04, 8.04.1, 8.04.2, 8.10, 9.04, 9.10)
• Debian (5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.0.3, lenny, lenny/sid, stable, testing)

Now Download file to any folder

open a terminal and type

$sh hplip-3.9.x.run

If the installation shows any error, there may be some missing packages, then you have to install the missing dependencies and retry the installation again.

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