H3R3T1K Asked: 2012-04-30 06:30:19 +0800 CST2012-04-30 06:30:19 +0800 CST 2012-04-30 06:30:19 +0800 CST HP LaserJet printer not recognized in 12.04 with hplip installed 772 My LaserJet P1005 used to work fine after installing hplip in 11.10. Now it is not recognized when plugged in. No pop-up, nothing. Any ideas? printing lubuntu 1 Answers Voted Frank Barcenas 2012-05-12T07:46:27+08:002012-05-12T07:46:27+08:00 Download and install HPLIP directly from the HP OPEN SOURCE website. http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/downloads.html Click on DOWNLOAD HPLIP. Find the downloaded file and right click on it and select PERMISSIONS. Select MAKE EXECUTABLE. Click OK. Right click on the file again and select OPEN then EXECUTE. Follow the instuctions. *Reason it works is mainly because it detects and installs dependencies that the apt-get or software center version won't.
Download and install HPLIP directly from the HP OPEN SOURCE website. http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/downloads.html
Click on DOWNLOAD HPLIP. Find the downloaded file and right click on it and select PERMISSIONS. Select MAKE EXECUTABLE. Click OK.
Right click on the file again and select OPEN then EXECUTE. Follow the instuctions.
*Reason it works is mainly because it detects and installs dependencies that the apt-get or software center version won't.