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How to install HP printer driver on linux especially on Linux Mint

This quick guid help you to Installing Linux priner driver on your machine, especialy for the HP Printers

To install HP printers driver on your Linux machine you should download and install hplib-xx-xx-xx.run from HP official website. to downloading proper package for your Linux machine following link could help you to find right distro.

https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-imaging-and-printing/gethplip?language=en

NOTE: above link maybe changed during the time. if above link not exist. you should google hplip driver and find right link.

Setup and Installing :

To install hplib-xx-xx-xx.run please following these instruction :

  1. First right click on downloaded package, then in "Permissions" tab "Execute" section tick and enable **Allow ececution file as program** 
     or inside your terminal using this command : "sudo ug+x hplib-xx-xx-xx.run" change your file permission.
  
  2. Secound open your terminal and type this command "./hplib-xx-xx-xx.run" then hit "Enter" on your keyboard.
  
  3. Third after finished the installing "hplib" you must restart your machine or unplug and plug your printer  

NOTE : hplib-xx-xx-xx.run installing all requirement additional dependency package for your printer. during install "hplib" you should answering couple of quesions that help hplib install right package for your printer. if you need to help to complete the questions. below link could help you to complete they :

https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-imaging-and-printing/install/install/index?language=es-un

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