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HP Printer Driver HPLIP 3.21.4 Released with HP Envy 6400 Support

Last updated: May 24, 2021 — 3 Comments

HP printer drivers for Linux, HPLIP, released version 3.21.4 today with new devices and Linux distros support.

HPLIP 3.21.4 is a small release adds HP Envy 6400 series printers support, and adds new systems LinuxMint 20.1, Debian 10.8 support. Ubuntu 21.04 is not yet supported though it has been released for a few weeks.

And it does not install in Ubuntu 20.04 in my case, though it works in Ubuntu 20.10 and Ubuntu 18.04.

Download & Install HPLIP 3.21.4:

HPLIP packages are hosted on sourceforge.net, go to link below and download the “hplip-3.21.4.run” package:

Download HPLIP (.run)

Then open Downloads folder in file manager, right-click on blank area and select “Open in Terminal”.

When terminal opens, firstly run command to add executable permission to the file:

chmod +x hplip-3.21.4.run

Then run it to start installing the driver:

./hplip-3.21.4.run

Answer some questions in terminal outputs and done.

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HPLIP 3.19.8 Released with Linux Mint 19.2, Debian 10 Support

Last updated: August 28, 2019

HPLIP 3.19.8, HP developed printer and scanner drivers for Linux, was released today with new devices and new Linux Distro’s support.

HPLIP 3.19.8 add following new printers and scanners support:

HP DesignJet T1530 Postscript
HP DesignJet T2530 Postscript
HP DesignJet T930 Postscript
HP DesignJet T1600 Postscript Printer
HP DesignJet T1600dr Postscript Printer
HP DesignJet T2600 Postscript MFP
HP LaserJet Pro MFP M329dn
HP LaserJet Pro MFP M329dw
HP LaserJet Pro M305d
HP LaserJet Pro M304a
HP LaserJet Pro M305dn
HP LaserJet Pro M305dw

It also added support for following new Distro’s: OpenSuse 15.1, Debian 9.9, Debian 10, Manjaro 18.0.4, Linux Mint 19.2, RHEL 8.0.

1. To install the software, download the package “hplip-3.19.8.run” from the link below:

HPLIP Download Page

2. Then make the downloaded file executable from its Properties dialog > Permissions tab:

3. Finally open terminal either via Ctrl+Alt+T or search for “terminal” from app launcher. When it opens, run command to start installing it:

./Downloads/hplip-3.19.8.run

4. Follow the terminal prompts, answer some questions to build and install HPLIP on your system. When everything is done, plug/re-plug your printers and enjoy!

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HPLIP 3.19.6 Released with More HP Printers/Scanners Support

Last updated: June 28, 2019

HPLIP, HP developed printer and scanner drivers for Linux, released version 3.19.6 with a lot of new devices support.

New devices supported in HPLIP 3.19.6:

HP Smart Tank 500 series, 510, 530 series, 610
HP Smart Tank Plus 550, 570 series, 650
HP Neverstop Laser MFP 1200a, 1200w
HP Laser NS MFP 1005, 1005w
HP Neverstop Laser 1000a, 1000w
HP Laser NS 1020, 1020w
HP DesignJet T2600dr Postscript MFP
HP DesignJet XL 3600 PS MFP
HP Color LaserJet Pro M453cdn, M454dn, M454cdn, M453cdw, M454nw, M454dw, M454cdw
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M479dw, M478fcdn, M479fdn, M479fcdn, M478fcdw, M479fdw, M479fnw, M479fcdw
HP LaserJet Pro MFP M428dw, M429dw, M428fdn, M428c1, M428c3, M428m, M429fdn, M428fdw, M428c2, M428c4, M429fdw.
HP LaserJet Pro M305d, M304a, M305dn, M305dw, M404d, M405d, M404n, M405n, M404dn, M404c1, M404c3, M404m, M405dn, M404dw, M404c2, M404c4, M405dw.

1. To install the software, download the package “hplip-3.19.6.run” from the link below:

HPLIP Download Page

2. Then make the downloaded file executable from its Properties dialog, Permissions tab:

3. Finally open terminal either via Ctrl+Alt+T or search for “terminal” from app launcher. When it opens, run command to start installing it:

./Downloads/hplip-3.19.6.run

Type user password (no asterisk feedback) when it prompts and hit Enter.

4. Then follow the terminal prompts, answer some questions to build and install HPLIP on your system. When everything is done, plug/re-plug your printers and enjoy!

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HPLIP 3.19.1 Released with New Printers / Distro’s Support

Last updated: January 29, 2019

HPLIP 3.19.1, HP developed Linux drivers for HP inkjet and laser based printers, was released one day ago with new devices and Linux Distros support.

According to the release note, HPLIP 3.19.1 adds following new devices support:

HP LaserJet Managed MFP E82540du
HP LaserJet Managed MFP E82550du
HP LaserJet Managed MFP E82560du
HP Color LaserJet Managed MFP E87640 du
HP Color LaserJet Managed MFP E87650du
HP Color LaserJet Managed MFP E87660du
HP Scanjet Pro 2500 f1

Also 64-bit of Fedora 29, Open Suse 15, Manjaro 18.0, and RHEL 7.2 are now supported.

Download / Install HPLIP 3.19.1 in Ubuntu:

1. To install the software, download the package “hplip-3.19.1.run” from the link below:

HPLIP Download Page

2. Then make the downloaded file executable from its Properties dialog:

3. Finally open terminal either via Ctrl+Alt+T or search for “terminal” from app launcher. When it opens, run command to start installing it:

./Downloads/hplip-3.19.1.run

Type your user password (no asterisks feedback) when it prompts and hit Enter.

4. Then follow the terminal prompts, answer some questions to build and install HPLIP on your system. When everything is done, plug/re-plug your printers and enjoy!

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HPLIP 3.18.12 Released with Ubuntu 18.04 64-bit Support

Last updated: December 3, 2018

HPLIP, HP developed Linux drivers for HP inkjet and laser based printers, released version 3.18.12 a few hours ago with new devices and Linux Distros support.

According to the release note, HPLIP 3.18.12 adds support for 64-bit Ubuntu 18.10 and Debian 9.6.

Also following new devices are supported:

HP Tango
HP Tango X
HP Scanjet Pro 2000 S1

Download / Install HPLIP 3.18.12 in Ubuntu:

To install the software, download the package “hplip-3.18.12.run” from the link below:

HPLIP Download Page

Then open terminal either via Ctrl+Alt+T or search for “terminal” from app launcher. When it opens, run command:

cd ~/Downloads/ && chmod +x hplip-3.18.12.run && ./hplip-3.18.12.run

Type your user password (no asterisks feedback) when it prompts and hit Enter.

Then follow the terminal prompts, answer some questions to build and install HPLIP on your system. When everything is done, plug/re-plug your printers and enjoy!