HP Deskjet 2050 J510 Scanner don't work

https://answers.launchpad.net/hplip/+question/117008

Looks like the scanner is not currently supported in Linux

This problem has been solved by an update to Hewlett-Packard's installer program HPLIP 3.11.5 Public Release. See for a download, http://sourceforge.net/news/?group_id=149981

I have the same problem. My daughter, however, has the same printer but possibly a later model, which DOES scan. I've read the above posts and looks like I have to download the current HPlip, but could someone please tell me how to install a targz file???? I'm not a newbie and have installed Debian files okay, but have't had occasion until now to install a targz. Please advise?
Thank you.

You want the .run file. Mark it as executable and run it in terminal as your username (without sudo)

    Thanks, actionparsnip. Have downloaded the .run file and proceeded
    as per instructions @
    http://howtoubuntu.org/how-to-execute-a-run-or-bin-file-in-ubuntu#.Ubu3yecW3Zi

    But when I try to execute .run I get the following Terminal message:

    wordsmyth@wordsmyth-Inspiron-1545:~$ chmod +x file-name.run.
    chmod: cannot access `file-name.run.': No such file or directory
    wordsmyth@wordsmyth-Inspiron-1545:~$ sudo ./file-name.run
    [sudo] password for wordsmyth:
    sudo: ./file-name.run: command not found
    wordsmyth@wordsmyth-Inspiron-1545:~$

    So still puzzled. :-( Wordsmyth

On 14/06/13 22:26, actionparsnip wrote:
> Question #132066 on hplip in Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hplip/+question/132066
>
> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:.
> You want the .run file. Mark it as executable and run it in terminal as
> your username (without sudo)
>

      Forgot to mention: When I double-click on the .run file as
    directed, I get a list of files in the folder and no way to click
    RUN IN TERMINAL. Is this my problem? Has something not worked? I'm
    not too familiar with zip files etc, but I DID do EXTRACT FILES ....
    :-( Wordsmyth

> Question #132066 on hplip in Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hplip/+question/132066
>
> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
> You want the .run file. Mark it as executable and run it in terminal as
> your username (without sudo)
>

    LATER: Fixed - muddled my way through and now scanning! Clicked on
    FOLDER and then tried INSTALL file - worked like a charm. Thanks for
    your time, as always. Next time I'll muddle my way through before
    trying Launchpad. Cheers and cheerio, Wordsmyth :-)

      Forgot to mention: When I double-click on the .run file as
    directed, I get a list of files in the folder and no way to click
    RUN IN TERMINAL. Is this my problem? Has something not worked? I'm
    not too familiar with zip files etc, but I DID do EXTRACT FILES ....
    :-( Wordsmyth

> Question #132066 on hplip in Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hplip/+question/132066
>
> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
> You want the .run file. Mark it as executable and run it in terminal as
> your username (without sudo)
>