HP Linux Imaging and Printing
{{Primary sources|date=February 2010}}
{{Infobox Software
| name = HP Linux Imaging and Printing
| logo =
| screenshot = HPLIP 3.19 screenshot.png
| screenshot size = 250px
| caption = Screenshot of the HPLIP toolbox.
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| released =
| latest release version = 3.24.4{{Cite web|url=https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-imaging-and-printing/release_notes|title=Release notes|accessdate=18 March 2025}}
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2024|06|17 }}
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| programming language = Python, C/C++
| operating system = Linux (most flavors and distributions), OpenBSD{{cite web|url=http://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/ports/print/hplip/|accessdate=21 April 2017|title=ports/print/hplip|publisher=OpenBSD}}
| platform = Source files provided; packaged for Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenSUSE, Debian, Linux Mint, RHEL, Boss, OpenBSD
| language = English only
| genre = Printing and scanning
| website = {{url|https://hp.io/hplip}}
}}
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The HPLIP ("HP Linux Imaging and Printlng") project—initiated and led by HP Inc. (HP)—aims to ease Linux systems' ability to interact with HP's inkjet and laser printers with full printing, scanning, and faxing support. {{As of | 2021}} the supplied printer-drivers support a total of 3,088 HP printer models;{{cite web |url=https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-imaging-and-printing/supported_devices/ |title=All Supported Printer Models |work=HP Developers Portal - HP Linux Imaging and Printing |accessdate=7 March 2021}} many of these for low-end models are free and open-source (FOSS), licensed under MIT, BSD, and GPL licenses, but others (including all color laser MFC printers on the market for years) require proprietary binary blobs ("plug-ins"). The project intends that HPLIP work in combination with CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System) and SANE to perform printing and scanning respectively.
HPOJ, the HP OfficeJet Linux driver to get HP's OfficeJet printers to run with Linux, ceased development as of 13 March 2006 with the advent of HPLIP.
Tools
Tools include:
- an automated installer compatible with many different Linux distributions
- a graphical toolbox tool and faxing applications written in Qt which allow device configuration and various actions like printing and scanning
- a number of command-line utilities to configure and add devices, as well as to scan and print
Implementation
HPLIP co-operates with hpiod processes and files.
Compare: {{cite book
| last1 = Kofler
| first1 = Michael
| chapter = 14: Prozessverwaltung
| title = Linux: Installation, Konfiguration, Anwendung
| trans-title = Linux: Installation, Configuration and Use
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=VuNkAezW1toC
| series = Open source library
| language = German
| edition = 8
| location = Munich
| publisher = Pearson Deutschland GmbH
| publication-date = 2008
| page = 336
| isbn = 9783827327529
| access-date = 2016-08-17
| quote = Wichtige Systemprozesse[:] [...] hpiod[:] HP-Druck- und -Scan-Funktionen [Important system processes[:] [...] hpiod[:] HP Printing and Scanning Functions]
}}
Support
HP offers help and support for HPLIP.[https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-imaging-and-printing/support HP HPLIP help and support][https://launchpad.net/hplip HP HPLIP help and support]
References
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External links
- [https://hp.io/hplip HP Linux Imaging and Printing] resources on the [https://hp.io HP Developer Portal]
- [https://sourceforge.net/projects/hplip/ HPLIP at SourceForge]
- [https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/buu00659 HP Linux Printing and Imaging Support information]
- [http://www.hp.com/wwsolutions/linux/products/printing_imaging/index.html HP.com - WWSolutions - Linux Printing and Imaging]
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