Installing HPLIP

A pre-built package is available for certain Linux distributions based on the popularity of the distribution.

Linux distributions supported with a pre-built package:

• Linpus Linux (9.4, 9.5)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (5.0)

Download a package by using the Install Wizard.

We recommend that most users use the Automatic Installer (provided your Linux distribution is supported by this method).

Linux distributions supported by the automatic installer:

• SUSE Linux (10.3, 11.0, 11, 11.1, 11.2)
• Fedora (9, 9.0, 10.0, 10, 11.0, 11, 12.0, 12, 13.0, 13)
• Ubuntu (8.04, 8.04.1, 8.04.2, 8.10, 9.04, 9.10, 10.04)
• Debian (5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.0.3, 5.0.4, lenny, lenny/sid, stable, testing)

Instructions for using the Automatic Installer.

While this is the more traditional method to download and install HPLIP, it requires a degree of knowledge that users new to Linux may find more difficult than they would prefer. It requires that you manually install dependencies and run build and install commands in a console/terminal.

To use it, follow the directions at our Manual Installation Instructions page.