How To Install Hp Printer In Boss Linux

With system-config-printer

Following these steps, I tin can now print documents using Evince on Arch Linux iv.xvi.ix with an HP LaserJet P1102 connected via USB:

1. Install CUPS: sudo pacman -Sy cups
2. Offset and enable (make it showtime after boot) the CUPS press service: sudo systemctl enable --at present cups (the proper name of the service unit of measurement used to exist org.cups.cupsd)
3. Install HP Linux Imaging and Printing: sudo pacman -S hplip
4. Install a driver plug-in via sudo hp-setup -i. Root privileges are important here, otherwise it says "fault: No device selected/specified or that supports this functionality." when selecting a connection method. During installation of the plug-in, I selected the default option each time.
5. Install system-config-printer, a GUI tool to configure printers.
6. Get-go organisation-config-printer and click the button to add a printer. Select your printer and choose HPLIP as the connection method (run into screenshot).
7. system-config-printer should now permit you to print a test page.
8. In order for a GTK awarding similar Evince to testify your printer in the printing dialog, you need to install gtk3-print-backends also.

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With CUPS web interface

Instead of system-config-printer described above, you can use CUPS' web interface, reachable at localhost:631.

Earlier administrating printers, you have to add together your user to the group sys, otherwise y'all'll run into errors in the web interface similar "Unable to modify printer: Forbidden".

          gpasswd -a theUser sys                  

Alternatively, use vigr to edit /etc/grouping.

The spider web interface volition prompt for this user and their password.

/etc/cups/cups-files.conf defines that members of groups sys (and root) can administrate printers:

SystemGroup sys root

After taking care of group membership, you can add printers and perform other administrative tasks:

Afterward selecting a printer in localhost:631/printers, you can as well impress a examination page via the web interface:

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Troubleshooting

Keep lib in sync with driver

The library hplip from pacman and the driver plug-in installed via hp-setup -i have to have the same version, otherwise you lot'll be unable to print and see this fault message in your systemd journal (inspect information technology with journalctl -eastward):

          validate_plugin_version() Plugin version[three.17.7] mismatch with HPLIP version[3.18.4]                  

To fix this, yous can run hp-setup -i again which volition download and install the current commuter.

I added the post-obit to ~/.bash_aliases to preclude the driver and the library getting out of sync:

          alias upgrade-ignore-hp="(set up -ten; sudo pacman -Syu --ignore hplip)"                  

Series number changed

Recently, my printer would refuse to impress; system-config-printer as well as the CUPS spider web interface would prove it as paused and lpc status, yielded that the printer has "press disabled".

cupsenable Hewlett-Packard-HP-LaserJet-Professional person-P1102 didn't assistance.

I solved this by changing the printer's connection. Using the CUPS spider web interface mentioned earlier, I selected my printer and clicked "Change Printer" in the drop-down list. Here, I inverse the connectedness from

hp:/usb/HP_LaserJet_Professional_P1102?series=000000000Q80X0EGPR1a

to

HP LaserJet Professional P1102 USB 000000000Q80X0EGSI1c HPLIP (HP LaserJet Professional P1102)

Note that those two series numbers differ.

I don't know where this serial number belongs to and why it inverse since I didn't get a new printer; it's not the one on the characterization on the printer'southward dorsum.

This series number does prove upwardly in the output of hp-info, though.

"error: No device selected/specified or that supports this functionality."

This error persisted when calling sudo hp-setup -i and I'm non certain the printer is supported anymore past HP for Arch Linux. I've since ditched the HP LaserJet P1102 and got a Brother DCP-L3550CDW whose monochrome printing feature worked out of the box on Arch Linux v.three.12: In system-config-printer, I selected "LPD/LPR queue 'BINARY_P1" as the connection and "PCL Laser" as the driver. I used this commuter to enable color printing.

To get the device's born scanner working, I followed these instructions.

A second Brother printer/scanner that I got working on Arch Linux is the DCP-1610W. Here are some notes to make it print and scan using Wi-Fi.

Source: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/359531/installing-hp-printer-driver-for-arch-linux

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