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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!

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!

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.

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.

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.

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

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 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”

3. Press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open the terminal. When it opens, run the below command to start the installer:

./Downloads/hplip-3.14.3.run

Answer the questions and you’ll finally get the latest version of HPLIP installed on your system.

HPLIP website