How to Install and Uninstall hplip Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "hplip" package

Please follow the steps below to install hplip on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall hplip on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: hplip
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.17.10+repack0-5
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Printing Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1563
Depends: adduser, cups, hplip-data (= 3.17.10+repack0-5), libhpmud0 (= 3.17.10+repack0-5), libsane-hpaio (= 3.17.10+repack0-5), lsb-base, printer-driver-hpcups (= 3.17.10+repack0-5), python3-dbus, python3-gi, python3-pexpect, python3-pil, python3-reportlab, wget, python3 (<< 3.7), xz-utils, python3 (>= 3.6~), libc6 (>= 2.14), libcups2 (>= 1.6.0), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libsane1 (>= 1.0.24)
Recommends: avahi-daemon, policykit-1, printer-driver-postscript-hp, sane-utils
Suggests: hplip-doc, hplip-gui, python3-notify2, system-config-printer
Filename: pool/main/h/hplip/hplip_3.17.10+repack0-5_amd64.deb
Size: 1034520
MD5sum: d1dbf990b339699b15b142bc0ddb1e26
SHA1: 77d41c413c518ab2862c29ae3c054799bf5aa4ad
SHA256: 4f2f4ee0fbb3de1b3bbaeb66306bba0c4fa29ec671a9cadafdbebe7982770ed4
Homepage: https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-imaging-and-printing
Description: HP Linux Printing and Imaging System (HPLIP)
Description-md5: 2c0bf2568da19b1e4a1da75410d4aa8a
Task: ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop-share, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-qt-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y