Installation - Step 1 - RPM
- Open a console/terminal window.
- Follow these steps to log in as the super user:
- Enter this command:
su
- Press Enter.
- Enter the root password.
- Enter this command:
rpm -qa | grep hplip
- Enter exit then press Enter. This will exit from the root user login.
Note: The expected result for the above commands is usually something like this: hplip-0.8.8-10
If nothing is displayed, HPLIP is not installed.
If HPLIP is installed follow the steps under Step 4: Setup your printer, if HPLIP is not installed follow the steps under Step 2: Set up the Linux environment.