> Anyone have any ideas on how I can install ........ Plug the printer in. Do
lsusb Note the Bus (x) and the Device (y). Find the CUPS URI with hp-makeuri x:y' Run /usr/sbin/lpinfo -m | less Search for your 8720 and and get the PPD (it begins drv://). Finally: lpadmin -p 8720 -v URI -E -m PPD Can you print now? -- Brian. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to hplip in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1744587 Title: hplip under Ubuntu 17.10 for HP OfficeJet Pro 8720 Status in HPLIP: New Status in hplip package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: https://askubuntu.com/questions/990970/how-to-install-hplip-3-17-11 -under-ubuntu-17-10-for-hp-officejet-pro-8720 I'm using Ubuntu 17.10 According to the release notes https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux- imaging-and-printing/release_notes I need hplip 3.17.11. When I install hplip from using apt-get I get the following error when I execute hp-check: The error is the following (distro not supported) File "/usr/share/hplip/installer/core_install.py", line 475, in init self.distro_name = self.distros_index[self.distro] I've tried installing from the shell installer with the following: error: Configure failed with error: libnetsnmp not found When I do the following: sudo apt-get install libsnmp-dev I get libsnmp-dev is already the newest version (5.7.3+dfsg-1.7ubuntu1) And apt is an older version apt-cache policy hplip hplip: Installed: 3.17.7+repack0-3 Candidate: 3.17.7+repack0-3 Version table: *** 3.17.7+repack0-3 500 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status Anyone have any ideas on how I can install and/or debug this? To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hplip/+bug/1744587/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
