Installation - Step 1 - APT
- Open a console/terminal window.
- Follow these steps to log in as the super user:
- Enter this command:
su
- Press Enter.
- Enter the root password.
- For Debian and Ubuntu based distributions, enter this command:
dpkg --list 'hplip*'
- You should see something like this displayed:
Name Version Description ==== ======= =========== hplip (none) (no description available) hplip-base 0.9.5-2ubuntu2 hplip - base system hplip-data 0.9.5-2ubuntu2 hplip - data files hplip-ppds 0.9.5-2ubuntu2 hplip - PPD files
If "No Packaged Found matching "hplip*" is displayed, HPLIP is not installed.
If HPLIP is installed follow the steps under Step 4: Setup your printer, if HPLIP is not installed follow the steps under Step 2: Set up the Linux environment.