This was still an issue as of today with Linux Mint 19. I installed the plugin manually as Afshan suggested and it worked for me.
Download the latest files here https://www.openprinting.org/download/printdriver/auxfiles/HP/plugins/ at the very bottom of the of the page find the latest files and copy them to a location you can easily remember to get to, from the CLI. Open a terminal and cd to the file location then just sh hplip-3.18.12.run and choose the right filename for the version you downloaded. Follow the instructions and it will load the missing plugin for you. Setup will then work as will all the other commands in Hp Device Manager -- 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/1749690 Title: hp-setup fails to install plugin Status in HPLIP: In Progress Status in hplip package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Status in hplip package in Debian: New Bug description: My HP printer requires a binary driver and the only way to install it is to run hp-setup from hplip package. It was doing job fine for last three years at least, but when I tried to install driver today on a fresh 16.04 installation, it couldn't download it. $ hp-setup -i 192.168.220.10 ... ----------------------------------------- | PLUG-IN INSTALLATION FOR HPLIP 3.16.3 | ----------------------------------------- Option Description ---------- -------------------------------------------------- d Download plug-in from HP (recommended) p Specify a path to the plug-in (advanced) q Quit hp-plugin (skip installation) Enter option (d=download*, p=specify path, q=quit) ? d ------------------- | DOWNLOAD PLUGIN | ------------------- Checking for network connection... Downloading plug-in from: Downloading plug-in: [\ ] 0% error: Found No Section in /tmp/tmpjeh9zqmg. Please set the http proxy for root and try again. error: file does not match its checksum. File may have been corrupted or altered error: Failed to install Plugin. error: The device you are trying to setup requires a binary plug-in. Some functionalities may not work as expected without plug-ins. Please run 'hp-plugin' as normal user to install plug-ins.Visit http://hplipopensource.com for more infomation. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: hplip 3.16.3+repack0-1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-32.35~16.04.1-generic 4.13.13 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-32-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15 Architecture: amd64 CupsErrorLog: CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Thu Feb 15 14:55:08 2018 InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-01-19 (27 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801) Lpstat: Error: command ['lpstat', '-v'] failed with exit code 1: lpstat: No destinations added. MachineType: Acer Aspire V3-771 Papersize: a4 ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.13.0-32-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=07eba8bf-f5de-4911-9574-0416813d1387 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: hplip UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 10/21/2013 dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde Corp. dmi.bios.version: V2.28 dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: VA70_HC dmi.board.vendor: Acer dmi.board.version: Type2 - Board Version dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsydeCorp.:bvrV2.28:bd10/21/2013:svnAcer:pnAspireV3-771:pvrV2.28:rvnAcer:rnVA70_HC:rvrType2-BoardVersion:cvnChassisManufacturer:ct10:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.family: Type1Family dmi.product.name: Aspire V3-771 dmi.product.version: V2.28 dmi.sys.vendor: Acer To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hplip/+bug/1749690/+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
