How to Install HP Printer Driver

Printers have gained an identity of common stationery because of their regular use. No institution, be it of any type, can run without the use of it for scanning, printing, copying and the other tasks that the printer usually does. You will have to install a proper driver for your device to work well.

HP Printer drivers are the most popular devices to be used at commercial places like corporate offices, universities, schools and many more. They come with the best quality and the greatest capacity of performing without breaking down in between. Many of the professionals and business people have reviewed it with the good positive points.

Following are the step by step instructions to install its driver:

• You can see the list of supported printers here. The recent version of software package adds two items—
1. HP Scanjet Enterprise Flow N9120 fn2 Document Scanner.
2. HP Digital Sender Flow 8500 fn2 Document Capture Workstation.
• In order to install on Ubuntu desktop, you will have to run the command, ‘cd /tmp && wget http:// prdownloads.sourceforge.net/hplip/hplip-3.17.11.run’.
• Now, you need to run the commands for installation of the drivers’ package, ‘sh hplip-3.17.11.run’.
• Then the installation wizard would start up on its own and let you complete the process of installation. You need to type ‘y’ to get it install.
• Press on ‘a’ to select the automatic installation mode.
• Proceed with the version of Ubuntu and after a few minutes, the process will be complete.
• If asked to install missing dependencies, you have to type ‘y’.
• You may get prompted to get rid of existing HPLIP drivers to install the recent one. You will have to do so to proceed with the process.
• Within few minutes, your drivers would all be installed and ready to be utilized.
• At last, restart your system and go to Dash or Activities Overview and look for HPLIP.
• Now, you just have to open and set it up.

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