no commands in Step 2: auto installer

Asked by jim

There are no commands listed to enter. What the commands that should be entered? The link for the Installer Walkthrough page follows.

http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/install/install/index.html

Step 2: Run the Automatic Installer

Running the installer requires that you open a command shell to enter commands. To do this, open a terminal or console window (how do I open a terminal?).

In the terminal/console, enter the following commands (type all the text after the $ character and then press enter):

Note

These instructions assume that the hplip-3.16.9.run file was downloaded to your Desktop directory. You may have to adjust the 'cd' command based on where your web browser saved the file on your system.

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jim (jeb1956) said :
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Missing commands:

cd Downloads Downloads being the directory where the downloaded hplip file is located

sh hplip-x.xx.x.run

x being the version you are trying to install