i cant seem to dowvload and installhplip2.8.7 im running ubuntu 7.10 gutsy i tried every thing on down load page it says error no executable files see usr config

Do you have the "build-essential" package installed? Could you try using the
installer (it should resolve issues like this automatically).

On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 10:23 PM, john
<email address hidden>wrote:

> New question #42310 on HPLIP:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/hplip/+question/42310
>
> please help i just installed ubuntu 7.10gutsy off live cd i have a hp
> deskjet f4280all in one printer i went to linux down load and install page
> for hplip2.8.7 driver did every thing it told me to do for some reason it
> wont in stall this is what i get hplip-2.8.7/bb_build.inc
> hplip-2.8.7/setup.py
> hplip-2.8.7/config.guess
> hplip-2.8.7/install-sh
> john@john-desktop:~/Desktop$ cd hplip-2.8.7
> john@john-desktop:~/Desktop/hplip-2.8.7$ ./configure
> --enable-network-build --disable-pp-build --enable-fax-build
> --enable-dbus-build --enable-gui-build --enable-scan-build
> --enable-doc-build --disable-foomatic-ppd-install
> --enable-foomatic-drv-install --with-drvdir=/usr/share/cups/drv/hp/
> --with-hpppddir=/usr/share/ppd/hpijs/HP --disable-hpijs-only-build
> --prefix=/usrmake
> checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
> checking whether build environment is sane... yes
> checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... /bin/mkdir -p
> checking for gawk... no
> checking for mawk... mawk
> checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
> checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
> checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
> checking for style of include used by make... GNU
> checking for gcc... gcc
> checking for C compiler default output file name...
> configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
> See `config.log' for more details.
> john@john-desktop:~/Desktop/hplip-2.8.7$
>
>
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> Linux Imaging and Printing, which is an answer contact for HPLIP.
>

how do i use the build essntial package manager please ex plain im new to ubuntu so could you tell me what to do in lamens terms and thank you for responding i really apreciate it

ran auto matic installer and it worked dont know why but this time it worked however i can not run hp device manager have the symbol in accesiries but will not work but i can print and scan now

Try running "hp-toolbox" in a terminal/console. What does it say? Do you get
an error message?

On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 10:05 PM, john
<email address hidden>wrote:

> Question #42310 on HPLIP changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/hplip/+question/42310
>
> john gave more information on the question:
> ran auto matic installer and it worked dont know why but this time it
> worked however i can not run hp device manager have the symbol in
> accesiries but will not work but i can print and scan now
>
> --
> You received this question notification because you are a member of HP
> Linux Imaging and Printing, which is an answer contact for HPLIP.
>

i dont know if im doing this right but i went to terminal and this is what it did john@john-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get run hp-toolbox
[sudo] password for john:
E: Invalid operation run
john@john-desktop:~$

To run hp-toolbox in terminal run:

hp-toolbox

not: sudo apt-get run hp-toolbox.

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