Intalling the most current version of HPLIP

Did you download the ".run" file?

If you did can you please give the location and file name and we can advise (case sensitive)

location: home/download
filename: hplip-3.17.9.run

location: home/download
filename: hplip-3.17.9.run

On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 11:27 AM, Paul Garff <
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> New question #659537 on Ubuntu:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/659537
>
> I've downloaded the HPLIP 3.17.9. How do I mark it as executable and get
> it installed? Sorry that I'm such a novice. detailed instructions would
> be helpful. Thanks, P Garff
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the file path is: pgarff/Downloads/hplip-3.17.9.run

chmod +x ~/Downloads/hplip-3.17.9.run
~/Downloads/hplip-3.17.9.run

I follow your instructions per

chmod +x ~/Downloads/hplip-3.17.9.run
~/Downloads/hplip-3.17.9.run

got the message back: command not found

tried it without the .run --- got the message back: command not found

What am I not understantding?

I was in terminal mode when trying to run the command. I also just tried to open hplip-3.17.9.run with gedit. It runs for about 20 minutes and then quits saying something about invalid codes.

It's a binary installer like you would run in Windows.

Did the chmod command run OK?

What is the output of:

ls ~/Downloads

Thanks

The chmod command did run OK , however, /Downloads/hphip-3.17.9.run returned -- command not found.
The out put of ls Downloads./hplip-2.17.9.run is Downloads/hplip-2.17.9.run

I still cannot get hplip-2..17.9.run to install.

I don't use Windows so I don't know how it would run there.

You missed the tilde character

~/Downloads/hplip-3.17.9.run

Is the command you need.

This is the results when I downloaded HPLIP 3.17.10. Could not find 3.17.9.

https://imgur.com/gB68eAu

I tried three times on Ubuntu 14.04. One time on Ubuntu 16.04.

Opening the file in gedit does nothing. You need to use chmod on the file to mark it as executable, then run it as a command (just like when you type 'apt-get') but do not use sudo.

Paul
On my Ubuntu 16.04, with HP Officejet Pro 8600 Plus, HPLIP 3.16.3 works correctly.

Paul
Sorry, I missed the HP number 8710.

Paul
The answer you want is at.

http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/install_wizard/index.html

If you go through the questions it ask, answer them, it will tell you which HPLIP version you need. I have just done this. For some reason, I cannot download version 3.17.10, but I do not need it.