HP Photosmart 4400 series printer

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

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

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

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

You need to do it as root

Code:

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sudo sh hplip...
password

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

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.

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

Isn't that what I said?

Quote:

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Originally Posted by peteh

Isn't that what I said?

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

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.