the tar hplip 2.7.10 do not work for me

Go to hplip.sf.net
Click Download HPLIP
Click Download the Self-Extracting archive with Installer

The download should start, and will put the .run file in your browser default download location. This is usually set in the preferences, however in Ubuntu the default is the desktop.
If the download doesn't start, right click on the link .."this direct link." click save as, select the download area. You can usually save it to your desktop or to your home directory.

Once the download is completed, run terminal. Applications > System Tools >Terminal
run ls
verify that the hplip-2.7.12.run file is listed. If not try typing cd Desktop, then ls and verify.
If you still can't find it run sudo updatedb
then locate hplip-2.7.12.run
then cd to the directory where the file is located.
then run:
sh hplip-2.7.12.run

This should start the install.

Hope this helps!

A

Ok, i got hplip-2-7-12 downloaded to my desktop. Now how do i CD it in konsole window? When i typed in "cd desktop" nothing happens

Please type

pwd

and

ls

and post the output..

A

I typed in "pwd ls" the answer i got was /home/ol than it goes back to its normal shell.

Type "ls" then press "enter" and post the output..

Really we just want to get to your Desktop folder. You may need to refer to your disto support forums on how to do this exactly. However you should be able to type:

cd ~/Desktop

and it should take you there. Then run the install as previously described.

A

I think you are on to something. Here's what i got when i type "LS".
"computer desktop documents karchiver_3.4.2.b4-1_1386.deb Network" Then i type in cd~/desktop'
"~/Desktop$"
I got it to start. But then it gets down to "There are 5 missing REQUIRED dependencies". I do not know how to install these dependencies. I had the same problem last year but someone there talk me into the tar ball and was quite successful. Please continue to help, almost there.

Run the install again, and past the error you are getting as well as about 20 lines above it.

It should prompt you to automatically install them. What distro are you using?

A

I have 6.0.15 distro

I tried it again and here is what it tells me line per line as seen on my monitor.

INTRODUCTION
------------
This installer will install HPLIP version 2.7.12 on your computer.
Please close any running package management systems now (YaST, Adept, Synaptic, Up2date, etc).

DISTRO/OS CONFIRMATION
----------------------
Distro appears to be Linspire 6.0.

Is "Linspire 6.0" your correct distro/OS and version (y=yes*, n=no, q=quit) ?

ENTER ROOT/SUPERUSER PASSWORD
-----------------------------
Please enter the root/superuser password:
Password accepted

RUNNING PRE-INSTALL COMMANDS
----------------------------

INSTALL MISSING REQUIRED DEPENDENCIES
-------------------------------------
warning: There are 5 missing REQUIRED dependencies.
note: Installation of dependencies requires an active internet connection.
warning: Missing REQUIRED dependency: python-devel (python-devel - Python development files)
error: This installer cannot install this dependency for your distro/OS and/or version.
error: Installation cannot continue without this dependency. Please manually install this dependency and re-run this installer.
ol@ocozy:~/Desktop$

Linespire is not supported via the automatic installer.

Please review this document;

http://hplip.sourceforge.net/install/manual/distros/linspire.html

Hopefully it should get you going.

Thanks!

A

Almost there. I can get the tar ball to start but i am lost at step 5. This step will compile the HPLIP source. It has a Box with Important " You want to run make as a regular user, NOT as root. This is where i am lost. How do you run make as a regular user when you are typing commands in a shell? PLEASE HELP.............

Just because you are in a shell doesn't mean you are root/super user.

Run "whoami" and it should say your username not root, or something other.

If it does usually you can type "exit" to return you to the user.

Also $ next to the prompt usually indicates user, and # usually indicates root.

Hope this helps.

A

This is what i get when i tried to install the tar ball. Everything is just fine until i get to the command of Make. Take a look at the make install, What is the problem?
checking dynamic linker characteristics... cat: /etc/ld.so.conf.d/*.conf: No such file or directory
GNU/Linux ld.so
checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
appending configuration tag "F77" to libtool
checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler... (cached) yes
checking whether g++ accepts -g... (cached) yes
checking dependency style of g++... (cached) gcc3
checking for gcc... (cached) gcc
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... (cached) yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... (cached) yes
checking for gcc option to accept ISO C89... (cached) none needed
checking dependency style of gcc... (cached) gcc3
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking for pthread_create in -lpthread... yes
checking for pow in -lm... yes
checking for jpeg_set_defaults in -ljpeg... no
configure: error: "cannot find libjpeg support"
ol@ocozy:~/Desktop/hplip-2.7.12$ make
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.
ol@ocozy:~/Desktop/hplip-2.7.12$ su -c make install
Unknown id: install
ol@ocozy:~/Desktop/hplip-2.7.12$

The install is not working because of this error:

configure: error: "cannot find libjpeg support"

You'll want to go here:

http://hplip.sourceforge.net/install/manual/distros/linspire.html

and at step 2 follow the directions for installing the requirements for hplip in Linspire. It's a manual process, you'll need to install each one one by one.

Aaron