HP Photosmart 4400 series printer

[sheda]

Hi there

I am an absolute beginner. I have plugged in my printer but it does not detect the scanner facility. I have XSANE imaging software downloaded.

Can someone help me please?

Sheda

[nullpointer]

You need to install the hplip package (HP Linux Printing and Imaging System) to support HP multifunction printer/scanners.

[sheda]

Hi there

Thank you for your reply. So how and where to I get HPLIP - Not forgetting I am an absolute beginner when it comes to LINUX operating system.

Sheda

[sheda]

Hi there again

I found the HP LIP installer put in the instructions in the Terminal and still it did not run
here is the string. I cd to the directory first and then put in the hplip etc ....


sheda@sheda:~$ cd ~/Desktop
sheda@sheda:~/Desktop$ sh hplip-3.9.2
sh: Can't open hplip-3.9.2
sheda@sheda:~/Desktop$
sheda@sheda:~/Desktop$ sh hplip-3.9.2
sh: Can't open hplip-3.9.2
sheda@sheda:~/Desktop$
sheda@sheda:~/Desktop$

It cannot open hplip

Sheda

[peteh]

You need to do it as root

sudo sh hplip...
password

But I would imagine your distro's repositories would have hplip and installing from there is easier and safer.

[nullpointer]

What Linux distro are you using? Ubuntu, Fedora, SuSE, Mandriva? There are graphical package managers in most distros that can make this a lot easier than doing it from the command line. If you are using Ubuntu, try the Synaptic program. It should be in the menus.

[Jonathan183]

I agree with nullpointer ... use the distro package manager if you can - install from source only if you have to !

[peteh]

Isn't that what I said?

[Jonathan183]

Isn't that what I said?

Yes Pete - I agree with your comment also but don't recommend OP uses the install from source command ...

[peteh]

Actually the hplip file is a self installer. I've used it a couple of times in my earlier days with linux and it works quite well.
But the Package Managers are better and easier as you say.
Doing the Hplip<version>.run file is not as complicated as actually installing from source.