HPLIP, the free open-source HP developed Linux drivers for HP’s inkjet and laser printers, released new 3.25.2 version last week.
The new driver release added many new printer devices support. They include:
- HP LaserJet Enterprise Flow MFP 8601z
- HP LaserJet Enterprise Flow MFP 8601z+
- HP LaserJet Enterprise MFP 8601dn
- HP Color LaserJet Enterprise MFP 8801dn
- HP Color LaserJet Enterprise Flow MFP 8801z
- HP Color LaserJet Enterprise Flow MFP 8801z+
- HP LaserJet Enterprise 8501dn
- HP LaserJet Enterprise 8501x
- HP LaserJet Enterprise 8501x+
- DEX MFP D826
- DEX MFP D82640
- DEX MFP D82650
- DEX MFP D82660
- DEX D50145
- DEX MFP D42540
- DEX MFP D52645
- DEX Color D55745
- DEX Color MFP D57945
- DEX Color MFP D677
- DEX Color MFP D67755
- DEX Color MFP D67765
- DEX Color MFP D877
- DEX Color MFP D87740
- DEX Color MFP D87750
- DEX Color MFP D87760
- DEX Color MFP D87770
- DEX Color MFP D786
- DEX Colour MFP D78625
- DEX Color MFP D78630
- DEX Color MFP D78635
- DEX MFP D731
- DEX MFP D73130
- DEX MFP D73135
- DEX MFP D73140
The official .run installer in the release finally added the following Linux Distributions support:
- Ubuntu 24.04
- Linux Mint 21.3
- Linux Mint 22
- Fedora 40
- Zorin 17.1
- MX Linux 23
And here’s also a download file change:
The .rpm plugin.run and plugin.run.asc files are provided as .zip files for this release. The zip files needs to be extracted to access the respective files.
How to Install HPLIP 3.25.2
The official .run installer package is available to download via the link below:
For Ubuntu, select download the “hplip-3.25.2.run” package. Then, right-click on your Downloads folder and select “Open in Terminal”. Finally run the 2 commands one by one in pop-up terminal to install:
- First, add executable permission to the installer package:
chmod u+x ./hplip-3.25.2.run
- Then, run the installer and answer questions to follow terminal output:
./hplip-3.25.2.run
If everything goes well, you may then connect or re-connect your HP printer/scanner and enjoy!
