HP Linux Imaging and Printing

HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP)

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Installation - Step 1 - RPM

  1. Open a console/terminal window.
  2. Follow these steps to log in as the super user:
  3. Enter this command:
$ su
  1. Press Enter.
  2. Enter the root password.
  3. Enter this command:
# rpm -qa | grep hplip
  1. Enter exit then press Enter. This will exit from the root user login.

(The expected result for the above commands is usually something like this: hplip-0.8.8-10)

If nothing 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.

Proceed to step 2.


Last update: Fri Mar 3 16:47:15 2006