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HP Linux Imaging and Printing HPLIP 3.18.3 Released

Last updated: March 12, 2018

HP Linux Imaging and Printing

HPLIP, an HP developed Linux drivers for HP inkjet and laser based printers, reached the 3.18.3 release with new devices and Linux distributions support.

HPLIP 3.18.3 added following new devices support:

HP DesignJet Z2600 PostScript
HP DesignJet Z5600 PostScript
HP PageWide XL 8000ps Printer
HP PageWide XL 8000 Blueprinter
HP PageWide XL 5000 Printer
HP PageWide XL 5000 MFP
HP PageWide XL 5000 Blueprinter
HP PageWide XL 4500 Printer
HP PageWide XL 4500 MFP
HP PageWide XL 4000 Printer
HP PageWide XL 4000 MFP
HP PageWide XL 5100ps
HP PageWide XL 5100ps MFP
HP PageWide XL 5100ps MFP Blueprinter
HP PageWide XL 6000ps
HP PageWide XL 6000ps MFP

The new release also added support for Manjaro 17.1.4 (64 bit), Fedora 27 (64 bit), and Linux Mint 18.3 (32 bit and 64 bit)

Download / Install HPLIP 3.18.3:

To install the software, download the package “hplip-3.18.3.run” from the link below:

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

cd ~/Downloads/ && chmod +x hplip-3.18.3.run && ./hplip-3.18.3.run

Input your password (no visual feedback while typing) when it prompts and hit Enter.

Then follow the terminal outputs, 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 3.17.10 Released with 2 New Scanners Support

Last updated: October 17, 2017

HPLIP, an open-source HP developed Linux drivers for HP printers, has reached the 3.17.10 release. Two new scanners and Debian 9.1 are supported in the release.

New scanners supported in HPLIP 3.17.10:

HP Scanjet Enterprise Flow N9120 fn2 Document Scanner
HP Digital Sender Flow 8500 fn2 Document Capture Workstation

Download / Install HPLIP 3.17.10:

To install the software, download the package “hplip-3.17.10.run” from the link below:

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

cd ~/Downloads/ && chmod +x hplip-3.17.10.run && ./hplip-3.17.10.run

Input your password (no visual feedback while typing) when it prompts and hit Enter.

Then follow the terminal outputs, 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 3.17.7 Released with Some New Printers Support

Last updated: July 25, 2017

HPLIP, free and open-source HP developed Linux drivers for HP printers, has reached the 3.17.7 release with some new printers supported.

New supported printers in HPLIP 3.17.7:

HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 2635 All-in-One
HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 2636 All-in-One
HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 2675 All-in-One
HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 2676 All-in-One
HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 2677 All-in-One
HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 2678 All-in-One
HP DeskJet 2620 All-in-One
HP DeskJet 2621 All-in-One
HP DeskJet 2622 All-in-One
HP DeskJet 2623 All-in-One
HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 2200 All-in-One
HP DeskJet 3722 All-in-One
HP DeskJet Ink Advanatge 3789 All-in-One
HP DeskJet Ink Advanatge 3790 All-in-One

How to Install HPLIP 3.17.7 in Ubuntu:

The official .run installer is available for download at the link below:

After downloaded the .run installer, open terminal via Ctrl+Alt+T or by searching for “Terminal” from app launcher. When it opens, run command to install it:

cd ~/Downloads/ && chmod +x hplip-3.17.7.run && ./hplip-3.17.7.run

Follow the terminal prompts to build HPLIP and setup your devices.

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HPLIP 3.16.11 Adds New Printers, Fedora 25, OpenSuse 42.2 Support

Last updated: November 29, 2016

HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP), HP Linux solution for printing, scanning, and faxing with HP inkjet and laser based printers, has reached the 3.16.11 release one day ago.

HPLIP 3.16.11 adds following new printers support:

HP LaserJet M101-M106 Printer
HP LaserJet Pro M203-M206 Printer
HP LaserJet Pro MFP M227-M231 Printer
HP LaserJet Pro MFP M129-M134

Also new Linux Distro’s Fedora 25 and OpenSuse 42.2 are supported in this release.

How to Install HPLIP 3.16.11 in Ubuntu:

Download the official Linux binary from the link below:

Then open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T), run commands to give executable permission, and finally run the installer:

cd ~/Downloads/ && chmod +x hplip-3.16.11.run && ./hplip-3.16.11.run

Follow the terminal prompts and finally restart your computer when everything’s done.

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HPLIP 3.16.10 Released with Ubuntu 16.10 Support

Last updated: October 28, 2016

HPLIP, HP Linux solution for printing, scanning, and faxing with HP inkjet and laser based printers, has reached the 3.16.10 release with Ubuntu 16.10 and Debian 8.6 support.

Also following new printers are supported in HPLIP 3.16.10:

HP officejetPro7740 wide Format All in one
HP Office jet 6950 All-in-One printer
HP ScanJet Pro 3000 s3 Sheet-feed Scanner
HP ScanJet Enterprise Flow 5000 s4 Sheet-feed Scanner
HP Scanjet Entrprise Flow 7000 s3 sheetfeed Scanner
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M277c6

How to Install HPLIP 3.16.10 in Ubuntu:

The project offers the .run binary packages available for download at the link below:

After downloaded the binary, open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command:

cd ~/Downloads/ && chmod +x hplip-3.16.10.run && ./hplip-3.16.10.run

The commands navigate to Downloads folder, give executable permission, and finally run the binary.

Follow the terminal prompts and restart your computer when everything’s done.

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HPLIP 3.15.4 Adds New Printers, Ubuntu 15.04, Linux Mint 17.1 Support

Last updated: April 17, 2015

HPLIP, an HP developed Linux solution for printing, scanning, and faxing with HP inkjet and laser printers, reached 3.15.4 release with new printers and most recent Linux Distros support.

According to the release note, Ubuntu 15.04 Beta, Debian 8.0 RC, Linux Mint 17.1 are supported in this release. Also below new printers are supported now:

HP Color LaserJet Pro M252dw
HP Color LaserJet Pro M252n
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M277n
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M277dw
HP Color LaserJet Enterprise M553n
HP Color LaserJet Enterprise M553dn
HP Color LaserJet Enterprise M553x
HP Color LaserJet Enterprise M553dh
HP Color LaserJet Enterprise M552dn
HP LaserJet Enterprise M604n
HP LaserJet Enterprise M604dn
HP LaserJet Enterprise M605dn
HP LaserJet Enterprise M605n
HP LaserJet Enterprise M605x
HP LaserJet Enterprise M606x
HP LaserJet Enterprise M606dn

There’s also a significant changes: HPLIP Plugin support for ARMv6,ARMv7 and aarch64 architectures. For more, see the release page.

Install HPLIP in Ubuntu/Linux Mint:

1. download HPLIP .run installer from:

Download HPLIP

2. Open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to give executable permission to the installer:

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

3. Finally start the installer and follow the terminal prompts:

cd ~/Downloads/ && ./hplip-*.run

HPLIP on launchpad: https://launchpad.net/hplip

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HP Printer Drivers ‘HPLIP’ Adds Python 3, New Distro’s Support

Last updated: February 6, 2015

HPLIP, HP print, scan and fax drivers for Linux, has recently reached the 3.15.2 release with new Linux distributions support, Python 3 support, and a few bug fixes.

For the Python 3 support for HPLIP, there are some limitations:

Doesn’t support Fax Cover Page in Python 3 environments
XSane installation failed message on Debian, type ‘n’ to continue installation when HPLIP tools ask to retry xsane installation
Cannot launch hp-toolbox for Python less than version 3.4
Dependent package installation fails on Fedora

New Distro’s added support in HPLIP 3.15.2:

Debian 7.7, 7.8
OpenSuse 13.2
Fedora 21

And the launchpad fixes in this release:

Doesn’t build against libjpeg-turbo 1.3.90
hpcups crashes if DEVICE_URI not set in environment
Incorrect call to hpmudext.device_open
plugin download fails if python links to python3
Incorrect IEEE 1284 Device IDs for many models

How to install/upgrade HPLIP in Linux:

First download the HPLIP installer, the “hplip-x.x.x.run” file at:

Once the download process finish, open a terminal window and cd to the downloads folder:

cd ~/Downloads

Make the installer package executable (replace ‘hplip-x.x.x.run’ with the real package name in below commands):

chmod +x hplip-x.x.x.run

Finally start the installer and follow the onscreen prompts:

./hplip-x.x.x.run

via: HPLIP release note

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HP Print/Scan/Fax Drivers HPLIP 3.14.3 Added Support For Fedora 20 & Linux Mint 16

Last updated: March 11, 2014

HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP), a HP-developed solution for printing, scanning, and faxing with HP inkjet and laser based printers in Linux now is at version 3.14.3, which added support for new printers, new Distro’s as well as various fixes.

New printers added in HPLIP 3.14.3:

HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 4640 e-All-in-One Printer series
HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 4645 e-All-in-One Printer
HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 4646 e-All-in-One Printer
HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 4648 e-All-in-One Printer
HP LaserJet Pro MFP M125a
HP LaserJet Pro MFP M125nw
HP LaserJet Pro MFP M125rnw
HP LaserJet Pro MFP M126a
HP LaserJet Pro MFP M126nw
HP LaserJet Pro MFP M127fp

New Linux Distro’s support for:

Debian 6.0.9,7.3,7.4
Fedora 20
Linux Mint 16

Issues fixed:

Fixed align functionality issue with HP OfficeJet 6100
Systray notification does not pop-up after configuring the device using ‘hp-setup’ command
Unable to configure second fax queue in interactive mode
Fixed missing ‘No 6 3/4 Envelope’ media size for HP OfficeJet 7619 Series
Printer name does not change when navigate back and forward to change the printer queue configuration through ‘hp-setup’

Install HPLIP:

1. Download the .run file from sourceforge page.

2. Right-click on the file and go to its Properties window, under Permissions tab check the box “Allow executing file as program”