How to Install and Uninstall hplip Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "hplip" package

This tutorial shows how to install hplip on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

Learn how to uninstall hplip on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: hplip
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.20.3+dfsg0-2
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Printing Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 519
Depends: adduser, cups, hplip-data (= 3.20.3+dfsg0-2), libhpmud0 (= 3.20.3+dfsg0-2), libsane-hpaio (= 3.20.3+dfsg0-2), lsb-base, printer-driver-hpcups (= 3.20.3+dfsg0-2), python3-dbus, python3-gi, python3-pexpect, python3-pil, python3-reportlab, wget, python3:any, xz-utils, python3 (<< 3.9), python3 (>= 3.8~), libc6 (>= 2.14), libcups2 (>= 1.6.0), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libpython3.8 (>= 3.8.2), libsane (>= 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_3.20.3+dfsg0-2_amd64.deb
Size: 204024
MD5sum: 9d1d236ee895696717e1a2ac893b0574
SHA1: 9186b3b2ea16034e5d2ff2d50e4d821f029ed2ef
SHA256: ee104cb76b82551dc4b8be8bcbaf9e87259ab82cc7c1d79da4de179a73f4cfc9
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, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop