locate printer driver for HP 5740

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Andre Mangan wrote:
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I am considering changing from windows XP and need drivers for my
printer and scanners !

I would suggest trying to open a terminal window (Applications menu, Accessories) and type

sudo apt-get install hpijs foomatic-db-hpijs

The connect the printer and go to System menu, Administration, Printing to configure.

Sounds like it's been working under Ubuntu for quite some time...
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=97477

MESS, Linux works differently to MS Windows. The drivers are built in.

Click on System then Administration and then Printing to activate your printer.

I have a similar problem with the 5740 since I upgraded to Hardy 8.0.4:
mick@Mick:~$ sudo apt-get install hpijs foomatic-db-hpijs
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
hpijs is already the newest version.
foomatic-db-hpijs is already the newest version.
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libwvstreams4.3-extras libgtkhtml3.8-15 libmtp6 libneon26
  xserver-xorg-video-amd libsnmp10 libglew1.4 libdns32 libgpod2 libsvg1
  libpcrecpp0 gutsy-wallpapers libgtkhtml2.0-cil libgsl0 libwvstreams4.3-base
  libdb4.5 linux-headers-2.6.22-15 linux-headers-2.6.22-15-generic
  libtotem-plparser7 libuniconf4.3 libntfs-3g12 librsvg2.0-cil
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
7 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up cupsys (1.3.7-1ubuntu3) ...
Reloading AppArmor profiles : done.
 * Starting Common Unix Printing System: cupsd cupsd: Child exited on signal 11!
invoke-rc.d: initscript cupsys, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing cupsys (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 3
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of hplip:
 hplip depends on cupsys (>= 1.1.20); however:
  Package cupsys is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing hplip (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of cupsys-driver-gutenprint:
 cupsys-driver-gutenprint depends on cupsys (>= 1.2.5) | cups (>= 1.2.5); however:
  Package cupsys is not configured yet.
  Package cups is not installed.
dpkg: error processing cupsys-driver-gutenprint (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of hpijs:
 hpijs depends on hplip (>= 2.8.2-0ubuntu8); however:
  Package hplip is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing hpijs (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of foomatic-db-hpijs:
 foomatic-db-hpijs depends on hpijs (>> 2); however:
  Package hpijs is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing foomatic-db-hpijs (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up hal (0.5.11~rc2-1ubuntu8.2) ...
 * Reloading system message bus config... [ OK ]
Segmentation fault
Segmentation fault
dpkg: error processing hal (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 139
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of hal-cups-utils:
 hal-cups-utils depends on cupsys; however:
  Package cupsys is not configured yet.
 hal-cups-utils depends on hal; however:
  Package hal is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing hal-cups-utils (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 cupsys
 hplip
 cupsys-driver-gutenprint
 hpijs
 foomatic-db-hpijs
 hal
 hal-cups-utils
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)