Configure Red Hat Enterprise
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# Manual Build and Install Instructions for Red Hat Enterprise

Note

This process has been tested on RHEL AS 4.0

# Step 1: Installation Prerequisite Steps

View the current Release Notes for additional information on this release.

Note

You will need root access to complete many of the steps while installing HPLIP. If you do not have root access contact your system admin for assistance.

# Step 2: Install Dependency Packages

A. Install the development environment.

Click:

    Applications
    System Settings
    Add/Remove Applications

Click the check mark next to "Development Tools" then click "Update".

Complete the "Package Manager" instructions to install the development tools.

Exit the "Package Manager".

B. Install the HPLIP dependencies.

Use this process to install the dependencies: (list of dependencies below)

    Insert the CD requested
    Double click on "Computer"
    Double click on the cd-rom icon
    Double click "RedHat"
    Double Click "RPMS"
    Find the file (list below)
    Right click on the file and then click "Open with "Install Packages"
    The package should then be installed.

List of dependencies to install:

Note

The dependencies might be on different disk's depending on your rhel version.

Red Hat Enterprise CD 2

    xsane

Red Hat Enterprise CD 3

    cups-devel
    libjpeg-devel
    pyqt
    pyqt-devel

Red Hat Enterprise CD 4

    net-snmp-devel

Use the Other Linux Distros page for a list of required depencency packages.

Use your distro documentation for installing the packages.

Dependencies should now be installed.

# Step 3: Download HPLIP

Note

We recommend that you download the HPLIP tarball to your home or desktop directory.

A. Click here to Download the Regular Tarball

B. Go to the directory where you downloaded the HPLIP tarball.

Example:

    cd ~/Desktop

C. Uncompress the tarball.

Enter this command:

    tar xvfz hplip-2.7.10.tar.gz

This will create a directory with the same name as the tarball file.

D. Change your working directory to the hplip-2.7.10 directory.

Example:

    cd hplip-2.7.10

# Step 4: Configure HPLIP for installation

A. This step configures the development environment and checks that your system is ready to install HPLIP.

For specific information on using ./configure and the different options please go here. Also reference your distro documentation and configuration for additional information on which tags are relevant.

Enter this command (select the appropriate command depending on your system configuration):

32 bit distro users (most users will use this command):

    ./configure --prefix=/usr

64 bit distro users

    ./configure --prefix=/usr --libdir=/usr/lib64

# Step 5: Run Make

A. This step will compile the HPLIP source.

Important

You want to run make as a regular user, NOT as root.

Enter this command:

    make

# Step 6: Run Make Install

A. This step will install HPLIP.

Enter this command:

    su -c "make install"

# Step 7: Post Installation Step(s)

A. If you are going to be setting up a printer with USB and the printer is already plugged in, you will need to do one of the following:

1. Unlpug and re-plug in the USB printer, or
2. Restart your PC.

Failure to do this will cause your USB printer to not be detected by HPLIP.

# Step 8: Configuring your printer using hp-setup

Continue to hp-setup

Page last updated: Thu Sep 13 14:58:19 2007; HPLIP Version: 2.7.10