HPLIP Installation
Description: HP Linux Imaging and Printing - HPLIP is an HP developed solution for printing, scanning, and faxing with HP inkjet and laser based printers in Linux.
Keywords: HPLIP, HP, Linux, Printing, HPIJS

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# Installation

Important

If you are using Windows or Mac OS X these operating systems are not supported by HPLIP. Please go to the HP website for additional support and assistance.

Before proceeding, check Supported Devices to determine if HPLIP will work with your device.

Should you install the latest HPLIP?

Not all users need to download and install HPLIP. You may prefer to use the pre-packaged version supplied by your linux distro. Please follow this page to determine whether you should upgrade: Should you install the latest HPLIP?

Install HPLIP

1) Installation using the HPLIP Installer: This is an automated process which will greatly speed up your install. These distros are currently supported:

- SUSE Linux (10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3)
- Fedora (3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 5, 5.92, 6.0, 6, 7.0)
- PCLinuxOS (2006.0, 2007.0)
- IGOS (1.0)
- Ubuntu (5.04, 5.1, 6.06, 6.10, 7.04, 7.10)
- Debian (2.2, 3.0, 3.1, 4.0, 4.0r0)
- Mepis (6.0, 6.5)
- Mandriva Linux (2006.0, 2007.0, 2007.1)

2) Installation using the Manual Installation: If your distribution is not listed or if you'd like to go through the install manually follow the directions in the Manual Installation documentation.

Page last updated: Thu Jul 5 13:49:19 2007; HPLIP Version: 2.7.10