![]() ![]() Quitting any of the below steps won’t break drivers and applications that are already installed. The next step onward is more of connecting your computer to the printer and getting things working. STEP 16: Printer drivers and imaging applications should be complete by this stage. STEP 15: Enter ‘y’ when it prompts to keep HPLIP updated. STEP 14: The installer will automatically compile the package for you and run the commands ‘./configure’ and ‘make.’ You don’t need to do anything. If you are upgrading HPLIP or reinstalling HPLIP, you should continue to remove and install. STEP 13: If your PC already has HPLIP installed, the installer will prompt you to remove and install or quit the installation. It would help if you had an internet connection. STEP 12: The installer will automatically run the dpkg command for each of the dependencies to download and install them. HPLIP will not work if all REQUIRED dependencies are not installed, and some of the HPLIP features will not work if OPTIONAL dependencies are not installed. STEP 11: In this step, it will show you dependencies that are not installed. STEP 10: It will ask if you would like to have this installer install the hplip specific policy/profile. ![]() STEP 8: Enter your root password to continue the installation. Linux Mint Terminal showing HPLIP installation STEP 7: It will confirm your current Linux distro. Type ‘y’ and hit enter for automatic installation prompt followed by ‘a’. STEP 6: Pay attention to ‘Terminal’ progress. STEP 5: Run the installer using the sh command sh hplip-3.16.11.run STEP 4: Use the list command to see the contents of the ‘Downloads’ directory. Navigate into it using the cd command: cd Downloads HPLIP Installation STEP 3: I’m assuming that the downloaded hplip-3.16.11.run installer is in the ‘Downloads’ directory. STEP 2: Go to ‘Applications’ or ‘Menu’ and launch ‘Terminal’. The version number may be different in your case. It should look something like hplip-3.16.11.run. STEP 1: Go to the official HP SourceForge webpage and download the HPLIP installer package. Elementary OS users should hop on to the next section below. This section is only for Ubuntu and Linux Mint. This guide will also serve as a reference for those who want to reinstall HP drivers due to corrupted programs and broken packages. Installing HP Linux Imaging and Printing in Ubuntu, Linux Mint You can look up your exact HP model number compatibility at their official webpage. dpkg -r hplipīefore you start installing HPLIP, I suggest confirming if your HP printer is compatible with this application. This command will remove HPLIP from your PC. Even if you proceed without uninstalling, the HPLIP installer will prompt you that there is already a version available, and you can then choose to remove the old one and install the latest package. If this version is not the latest, you can uninstall it and install the latest version as described below. ![]()
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