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Installation - Step 3 - Download and install HPLIP softwareIf you already have the latest HP printing software installed, then proceed to Step 4: Add the Printer. If the HP printing software is not included with your Linux distribution, or you want to ensure that you have the latest version of the software, follow these steps to download and install the HP printing software. Warning: If you are upgrading HPLIP and HPLIP is already preinstalled with your distribution, or you if you installed HPLIP using an RPM, DEB, or other package, please uninstall the previous version using the method specific for your distribution. If you do not do this, you may have package conflict issues or functionality problems.
cd [file path] (for example: cd /home/user/documents)
tar xvfz [HPLIP filename.tar.gz] (for example: $ tar xvfz hplip-0.9.tar.gz) The files are extracted to a directory named for the HPLIP version (for example, "hplip-0.9").
cd [folder name] (Example: # cd hplip-0.8)
./configure --prefix=/usr Important Special step required for 64-bit systems.
./configure --prefix=/usr --libdir=/usr/lib64
make
If you are using Ubuntu go to Step 14. Enter this command: su
Warning The root password gives you administrative privileges on the system.
make install For Ubuntu, Enter this command: sudo make install
/etc/init.d/hplip restart For Ubuntu, enter this command: sudo /etc/init.d/hplip restart
/etc/init.d/cups restart For Ubuntu, enter this command: sudo /etc/init.d/cupsys restart Last update: Tue Jun 27 14:52:51 2006 |
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