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How do I add HPLIP version 3.12.2 to my repository?

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I've an HP Officejet Pro 8500A Plus 910g all in one wireless printer. I've downloaded from HPLIP version 3.12.2 which supports this model running under Ubuntu 11.10 - 32bit version on one machine and the 64bit version on another (both home-user Dell laptops). The result is terrific - a vast improvement over the 3.11.7 version available from Ubuntu Software Center.

How can I get version 3.12.2 correctly installed into Software Center (or Synaptic Package Manager) ?

What is the PPA for HPLIP(or where can I search for it) so that updates can be received automatically without me having to "re-invent the wheel" when a new OS distribution is released ?

Thanks.

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answered 2 Years ago lasagnerhead · Accepted Answer

There is a PPA on launchpad but from the package contents it has not been updated for sometime (it is older than the version you have manually installed) - it currently only contains a package for Lucid/Maverick and Natty. It might be worth contacting the maintainer to see if he intends to update this for oneiric.

An alternative Debian package could be from Debian themselves.

However, remember, whilst Debian and Ubuntu share the same format, it is not always guaranteed that a package from debian will always install successfully on ubuntu due to possible differences in the packaging mechanism.

As such - if you are upgrading you will often get the latest version (at the time) of the feature freeze. Indeed - for Precise, the 3.12.2 will be installed when you upgrade.

As such - if you have a good stable system - stick with either the version in the distro, or the latest from HP themselves. You would rarely need to continually upgrade printer drivers during the distro-cycle itself.

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