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hp d2568 deskjet printer problem

Asked by kenp22

i am using ubuntu 8.10. i have hp d2568 deskjet printer. i download hplip-3.9.8.run file from hp website.
when i tried to run the file it shows. it didn't run.shows message "an error occured"

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#1

Please try this procedure:

Step 0: Make sure the printer is connected via USB cable and turned on.

Step 1: Open Terminal from "Applications->Accessories->
Terminal"

Step 2: COPY-PASTE the following commands one by one into the Terminal and press the <enter> key after each line:

sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install --assume-yes libcupsys2-dev cupsys-bsd
sudo aptitude install --assume-yes libdbus-1-dev
sudo aptitude install --assume-yes libjpeg62-dev
sudo aptitude install --assume-yes libsnmp-dev
sudo aptitude install --assume-yes libtool
sudo aptitude install --assume-yes libusb-dev
sudo aptitude install --assume-yes python2.5-dev
sudo aptitude install --assume-yes libsane-dev
sudo aptitude install hplip-gui hplip-ppds hplip

Step 3: Please post output of each command on this thread

Step 4: If previous commands went without issues, please enter the following command to configure your printer:

sudo hp-setup

sudo will ask for your password. Enter the password you use to log into Ubuntu. Then press the <enter> key

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