How to Install and Uninstall hplip Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "hplip" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install hplip on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall hplip on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                hplip
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the hplip package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: hplip
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.22.10+dfsg0-2ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Printing Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 427
Depends: adduser, cups, hplip-data (= 3.22.10+dfsg0-2ubuntu2), libhpmud0 (= 3.22.10+dfsg0-2ubuntu2), libsane-hpaio (= 3.22.10+dfsg0-2ubuntu2), lsb-base, printer-driver-hpcups (= 3.22.10+dfsg0-2ubuntu2), python3-dbus, python3-gi, python3-pexpect, python3-pil, wget, python3:any, xz-utils, python3 (<< 3.13), python3 (>= 3.12~), libc6 (>= 2.38), libcups2 (>= 1.6.0), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libpython3.12 (>= 3.12.1), libsane1 (>= 1.0.27)
Recommends: avahi-daemon, policykit-1, printer-driver-postscript-hp, sane-utils
Suggests: hplip-doc, hplip-gui, python3-notify2, python3-reportlab, system-config-printer
Filename: pool/main/h/hplip/hplip_3.22.10+dfsg0-2ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 182658
MD5sum: 5d164f9a40d317e3cc52a3ad758e8065
SHA1: 14f5c3bb23fca8731e90225917e1e2abe2bf0ba5
SHA256: 2f52823d71eee9d82962e91a24eec62b33201ea0a6c94e51aff2cc40711f8d8d
SHA512: 56995268fb6809e9dbd1712c9506ce2a6645ba7f7bacb2b5598fcb9aa3efd4e2144673e60bcf6e23ac892916019d16e43255b7fc2f5f15c1bb63758934c75cd4
Homepage: https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-imaging-and-printing
Description: HP Linux Printing and Imaging System (HPLIP)
Description-md5: d0f235dee296936ac63dbe1c1e9b59f7
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-minimal, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-unity-desktop, edubuntu-desktop-gnome-minimal, edubuntu-desktop-gnome-raspi, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-minimal, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-raspi