Installing the HP printer driver(HPLIP)
Getting started
INSTALLATION
From the package (see under its distribution)
For Mandriva:
via the package manager
via the console by running the command urpmi hplip
From sources (if you want the latest version).
Installation from sources
Example with an HP Photosmart 7260 printer.
To download and install the driver, go to:
http://hplip.sourceforge.net/install/manual/download.html
You can read the instructions System Requirements section, listing the packages and other libraries required.
For the distributions:
http://hplip.sourceforge.net/install/manual/index.html
For example for my Mandriva 2007:
Configure your system update utility with
easyurpmi
Install dependencies (in a console as root):
su -c "urpmi gcc-c++ cups cups-devel python-devel PyQt net-snmp-mib net-snmp-devel libjpeg-devel xsane sane-devel make python-imaging"
Download the hplip-2.7.7.tar.gz file.
Unzip the file:
tar xvfz hplip-2.7.7.tar.gz
Then:
cd hplip-2.7.7
Configuration for installation for a 32-bit based distribution:
./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-xml-install --enable-foomatic-ppd-install --with-hpppddir=/usr/share/cups/model/manufacturer-PPDs/hp
Launch as user
Make
Then run the command
su -c "make install"
Refer to the installation manual for post-installation purposes.
If you have any concerns over HPLIP, driver installation, most likely you are missing a package or a library.