How to Install and Uninstall hplip Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: February 28,2025

You can also install and uninstall the hplip on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "hplip" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install hplip on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "hplip" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall hplip on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the hplip package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: hplip
Version: 3.22.10+dfsg0-2
Installed-Size: 426
Maintainer: Debian Printing Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: adduser, cups, hplip-data (= 3.22.10+dfsg0-2), libhpmud0 (= 3.22.10+dfsg0-2), libsane-hpaio (= 3.22.10+dfsg0-2), lsb-base, printer-driver-hpcups (= 3.22.10+dfsg0-2), python3-dbus, python3-gi, python3-pexpect, python3-pil, python3-reportlab, wget, python3:any, xz-utils, python3 (<< 3.12), python3 (>= 3.11~), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcups2 (>= 1.6.0), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libpython3.11 (>= 3.11.0), libsane1 (>= 1.0.27)
Recommends: avahi-daemon, policykit-1, printer-driver-postscript-hp, sane-utils
Suggests: hplip-doc, hplip-gui, python3-notify2, system-config-printer
Description: HP Linux Printing and Imaging System (HPLIP)
Description-md5: d0f235dee296936ac63dbe1c1e9b59f7
Homepage: https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-imaging-and-printing
Tag: hardware::printer, implemented-in::python, interface::daemon,
network::server, protocol::ssl, role::program, use::driver,
use::printing
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/h/hplip/hplip_3.22.10+dfsg0-2_amd64.deb
Size: 205272
MD5sum: b34cd96eb0f1f1d52ab1b1acc76476c2
SHA256: 588bb659120367666ea3f9c999e1ae06126185e6052a633bfb7d3e33ad1c9e7e