HP Linux Imaging and Printing

Distro	Version	Installer	GUI¹⁴	Scan³	Fax⁵	Status	Photo Card⁴	USB	Parallel	Network¹
Boss	3.0	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Debian	2.2	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Debian	3.0	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Debian	3.1	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Debian	4.0	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Debian	4.0r0	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Debian	4.0r1	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Debian	5.0	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Debian	5.0.1	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Debian	5.0.2	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Debian	5.0.3	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Debian	lenny	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Debian	lenny/sid	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Debian	stable	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Debian	testing	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Fedora	1.0	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Fedora	2.0	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Fedora	3.0	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Fedora	4.0	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Fedora	5.0	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Distro	Version	Installer	GUI¹⁴	Scan³	Fax⁵	Status	Photo Card⁴	USB	Parallel	Network¹
Fedora	5	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Fedora	5.92	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Fedora	6.0	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Fedora	6	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Fedora	7	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Fedora	7.0	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Fedora	8.0	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Fedora	8	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Fedora	9	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Fedora	9.0	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Fedora	10	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Fedora	10.0	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Fedora	11.0	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Fedora	11	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Fedora	12	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Fedora	12.0	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
gOS	8.04.1	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
IGOS	1.0	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Linux From Scratch	6	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Linpus Linux	9.4	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Distro	Version	Installer	GUI¹⁴	Scan³	Fax⁵	Status	Photo Card⁴	USB	Parallel	Network¹
Linpus Linux	9.5	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Linspire	5.0	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Linux Mint	5	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Linux Mint	6	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Mandriva Linux	9.1	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Mandriva Linux	9.2	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Mandriva Linux	10.0	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Mandriva Linux	10.1	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Mandriva Linux	10.2	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Mandriva Linux	2006.0	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Mandriva Linux	2007.0	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Mandriva Linux	2007.1	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Mandriva Linux	2008.0	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Mandriva Linux	2008.1	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Mandriva Linux	2009.0	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Mandriva Linux	2009	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Mepis	6.0	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Mepis	6.5	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Mepis	7.0	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Mepis	8.0	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Distro	Version	Installer	GUI¹⁴	Scan³	Fax⁵	Status	Photo Card⁴	USB	Parallel	Network¹
PCLinuxOS	2006.0	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
PCLinuxOS	2006	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
PCLinuxOS	2007.0	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
PCLinuxOS	2007	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
PCLinuxOS	2008.0	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
PCLinuxOS	2008	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
PCLinuxOS	2009.0	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
PCLinuxOS	2009	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Red Hat	8.0	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Red Hat	9.0	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Red Hat Enterprise Linux	3.0	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Red Hat Enterprise Linux	4.0	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Red Hat Enterprise Linux	5.0	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Slackware Linux	9.0	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Slackware Linux	9.1	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Slackware Linux	10.0	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Slackware Linux	10.1	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Slackware Linux	10.2	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Slackware Linux	11	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Slackware Linux	12	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Distro	Version	Installer	GUI¹⁴	Scan³	Fax⁵	Status	Photo Card⁴	USB	Parallel	Network¹
Slackware Linux	12.1	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
SUSE Linux	9.0	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
SUSE Linux	9.1	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
SUSE Linux	9.2	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
SUSE Linux	9.3	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
SUSE Linux	10	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
SUSE Linux	10.0	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
SUSE Linux	10.1	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
SUSE Linux	10.2	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
SUSE Linux	10.3	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
SUSE Linux	11.0	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
SUSE Linux	11	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
SUSE Linux	11.1	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
SUSE Linux	11.2	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Ubuntu	5.04	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Ubuntu	5.1	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Ubuntu	6.06	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Ubuntu	6.10	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Ubuntu	7.04	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Ubuntu	7.10	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Distro	Version	Installer	GUI¹⁴	Scan³	Fax⁵	Status	Photo Card⁴	USB	Parallel	Network¹
Ubuntu	8.04	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Ubuntu	8.04.1	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Ubuntu	8.04.2	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Ubuntu	8.10	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Ubuntu	9.04	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Ubuntu	9.10	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Ubuntu	10.04	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No

Other Information:

Item	Description	Notes
Driver plug-in	None	See note⁸.
Requires firmware download	No
APDK device class(es):	DJ8xx
HPLIP device sub-class(es):	Normal
USB VID:PID	1008:0
Embedded web server	No
HPLIP job storage	No
models.dat name	deskjet_842c

¹ Network support indicates built-in ethernet and/or wireless networking. Alternatively, many devices may be operated on the network using an external JetDirect print server. Not all network configurations are supported. Please refer to the HPLIP FAQs for more information.

² USB mass storage only. You may mount the photocard as a storage drive over USB only. Refer to your distribution's documentation for setup and usage instructions.

³ Scan supported means that PC initiated scan using a SANE compatible software application is supported over parallel, USB, or network (depending on I/O connection). Information on digital sending products is covered in note 9, below.

⁴ Photo supported means that the printer's photo card slots are readable using either USB mass storage (USB only) or hp-unload (USB, parallel or network).

⁵ Fax supported means that PC initiated fax send is supported using hp-sendfax, once an appropriate CUPS fax queue is set up. Fax support varies on Linux distributions, based on the availability of python-dbus version 0.80 or greater (versions before 0.80 will not work with HPLIP). Click on the model name of each printer to get more detailed information.

⁶ Copy supported means that PC initiated copying is supported using hp-makecopies.

⁷ "Services and status" means that ink/toner levels, error reporting, and services such as alignment, and color calibration are available (via the HP Device Manager aka Toolbox).

⁸ ("Required") A downloadable driver plug-in is required for printing support. ("Optional") A downloadable driver plug-in is optional for printing support and may increase the speed, quality, or other aspect of printed output. ("No" or "None") A driver plug-in is not required nor available. Driver plug-ins are released under a proprietary (non-open) license and are not part of the HPLIP tarball release.

⁹ Device supports digital sending, not standard scanning protocols. See this KB article for more info.

¹³ The "Summary of Available Features in Various Linux Distributions" table lists available features for distros that are supported by the HPLIP automatic tarball installer. Distros that are not listed will require a manual install procedure (See this page for more information).

¹⁴"Qt3" and "Qt4" refer to the supported UI toolkit. If "Qt3" is indicated, then the distro supports a GUI interface using the Qt3 UI toolkit. The Qt4 toolkit is not supported for the distro in this case. If "Qt4" is indicated, then the distro supports a GUI interface using the Qt4 UI toolkit. In this case, the Qt3 UI toolkit may also be available and used if desired. The appropriate UI toolkit will be automatically installed by the HPLIP installer.

¹⁵"Recommended" means that the printer is fully supported in HPLIP and is recommended for use on your Linux system. For information of what "fully supported" means, see this KB article.

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