How to Install and Uninstall hplip Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "hplip" package

This is a short guide on how to install hplip on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


    
        
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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 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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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 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: hplip
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.22.10+dfsg0-2ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Printing Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 432
Depends: adduser, cups, hplip-data (= 3.22.10+dfsg0-2ubuntu1), libhpmud0 (= 3.22.10+dfsg0-2ubuntu1), libsane-hpaio (= 3.22.10+dfsg0-2ubuntu1), lsb-base, printer-driver-hpcups (= 3.22.10+dfsg0-2ubuntu1), python3-dbus, python3-gi, python3-pexpect, python3-pil, wget, python3:any, xz-utils, python3 (<< 3.12), python3 (>= 3.11~), libc6 (>= 2.38), libcups2 (>= 1.6.0), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libpython3.11 (>= 3.11.5), 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+dfsg0-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 202552
MD5sum: f8beb6ce867fd56b084d0c1eabc57ef3
SHA1: 34b801d88bf82ecf02c24f25290b469d760bb114
SHA256: 24296ef59a0ee135443dea299911123db4e343e231f30abad277a2663a844432
SHA512: ac64c35a9216eafc7900d7d04768fa4a929472fbb62e8e85243658c847d058419c2bb6e0de7b3fb9fb03d52656045d22bc3107ad18f5622e421c90af94454c6e
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, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-unity-desktop, ubuntucinnamon-desktop, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-raspi