NEEDS!!! help to install hp deskjet f4235 after downloading hplip?

What the heck did I get myself into? I have no knowledge of this kind of stuff all I want to do is install my printer to my computer and it's so hard! I'm getting frustrated with this. Can anyone give me a simple direction to install this printer in the Ubuntu program? I've tried downloading stuff that I've never know before and finding it really hard to understand these processes that you have to take just to install a simple printer?

Your printer is supported by the hplip drivers so the setup is quite easy:
Open a Terminal window and run the following two commands:

  sudo apt-get install hplip-gui
  sudo hp-setup

Then just follow the instructions.

This can be done without using the command line, too, but as I'm not using English language settings (and you may not using them, too) it's easier to describe it that way.

where is the terminal?

well I really need a guide for dummies on this. please start from the beginning like when I look at the computer I see Applications Places System which one should I click on?

In Gnome (Ubuntu)
The terminal can be found at Applications menu -> Accessories -> Terminal.
In Xfce (Xubuntu)
The terminal can be found at Applications menu -> System -> Terminal.
In KDE (Kubuntu)
The terminal can be found at KMenu -> System -> Terminal Program (Konsole).

What should I do next? I went to the Applications menu ->printer and tried to do a test print but it didn't do nothing please help me thanks.

you should configure you printer first. Go to CUPS http://localhost:631 and add printer.

It's already in there but when i try to print my test print nothing is being printed?

is hplip installed yet? you should follow what Florian Diesch said. its actually easy, just fill in the necessary blanks and your good to go.

is hplip installed yet? you should follow what Florian Diesch said. its actually easy, just fill in the necessary blanks and your good to go.

I just purchased a Deskjet F4235 HP All-in-One-Printer today. I want if it's compatible with Linux before I begin to take it out of the box and set it up? I had to return my Kodak Easy Share because it was not compatible with Linux. So if please help me out. Thanks!