{"id":52054,"date":"2026-09-16T14:21:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T14:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=52054"},"modified":"2026-09-16T14:21:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T14:21:27","slug":"hplip-3-26-6-released-with-new-printers-support-but-not-ubuntu-26-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2026\/09\/hplip-3-26-6-released-with-new-printers-support-but-not-ubuntu-26-04\/","title":{"rendered":"HPLIP 3.26.6 Released with New Printers Support, But Not Ubuntu 26.04"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/hplip-logo-250x250.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-37671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/hplip-logo-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/hplip-logo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/hplip-logo-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/hplip-logo-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/hplip-logo.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>HPLIP, the HP developed Linux driver for HP&#8217;s inkjet and laser printers, released new 3.26.6 today!<\/p>\n<p>The new version of this free open-source Linux driver added many new HP printers support, including:<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>HP ScanJet Enterprise Flow N9000 sn1<\/li>\n<li>HP ScanJet Enterprise Flow 9000 s1<\/li>\n<li>HP ScanJet Pro 4200 s1<\/li>\n<li>HP LaserJet Pro 4006dn printer<\/li>\n<li>HP LaserJet Pro 4006dw printer<\/li>\n<li>HP LaserJet Pro 4006n printer<\/li>\n<li>HP LaserJet Pro 4002d printer<\/li>\n<li>HP LaserJet Pro 4007dw printer<\/li>\n<li>HP LaserJet Pro 4007n printer<\/li>\n<li>HP LaserJet Pro 4008d<\/li>\n<li>HP LaserJet Pro 4008dn<\/li>\n<li>HP LaserJet Pro 4008dw<\/li>\n<li>HP LaserJet Pro MFP 4112dw printer<\/li>\n<li>HP LaserJet Pro MFP 4112fdn printer<\/li>\n<li>HP LaserJet Pro MFP 4112fdw printer<\/li>\n<li>HP LaserJet Pro MFP 4113dw printer<\/li>\n<li>HP LaserJet Pro MFP 4113dwg printer<\/li>\n<li>HP LaserJet Pro MFP 4113fdn printer<\/li>\n<li>HP LaserJet Pro MFP 4113fdng printer<\/li>\n<li>HP LaserJet Pro MFP 4113fdw printer<\/li>\n<li>HP LaserJet Pro MFP 4113fdwg printer<\/li>\n<li>HP LaserJet Pro MFP 4114dw<\/li>\n<li>HP LaserJet Pro MFP 4114fdn<\/li>\n<li>HP LaserJet Pro MFP 4114fdw<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hplip-manager3266-700x536.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"467\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-52056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hplip-manager3266-700x536.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hplip-manager3266-300x230.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hplip-manager3266-768x588.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hplip-manager3266.webp 812w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>However, the official installer still has very outdated Linux Distributions support!<\/b> All the recent Ubuntu 26.04, Debian 13, Fedora 44, RHEL 10, and openSUSE 16 are NOT supported!<\/p>\n<p>And, below are the currently supported Linux distributions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ubuntu 10.04 ~ Ubuntu 24.04.<\/li>\n<li>Debian 6.0 ~ Debian 12.<\/li>\n<li>Linux Mint 22.x and earlier.<\/li>\n<li>Fedora 17 ~ Fedora 40.<\/li>\n<li>RHEL 5.0 ~ RHEL 9.1.<\/li>\n<li>openSUSE 12.2 ~ 15.5.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Get HPLIP 3.26.6<\/h3>\n<p>The source tarball as well as the official <code>.run<\/code> installer is available to download via the link below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/sourceforge.net\/projects\/hplip\/files\/hplip\/3.26.6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download HPLIP 3.26.6<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>For supported Linux Distributions, simply download the &#8220;hplip-3.26.6.run&#8221; package, open Downloads folder in terminal, and run the commands below one by one to grant permission and start the installer:<\/p>\n<pre>chmod u+x hplip-3.26.6.run<\/pre>\n<pre>.\/hplip-3.26.6.run<\/pre>\n<div id=\"attachment_52055\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52055\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hplip3266-700x525.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"458\" class=\"size-large wp-image-52055\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hplip3266-700x525.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hplip3266-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hplip3266-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hplip3266.webp 813w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-52055\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">HPLIP 3.26.6 .run installer, sadly does not support Ubuntu 26.04<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For recent Linux Distributions that are not supported, system default CUPS driver may be the better choice for newer HP printers support. <\/p>\n<p>If you really want to install the driver, either build from source, wait your distribution package updates, or use third-party repositories, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+ppas?name_filter=hplip\" target=\"_blank\">Ubuntu PPA<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HPLIP, the HP developed Linux driver for HP&#8217;s inkjet and laser printers, released new 3.26.6 today! 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