Otherwise, you'll get: warning: Qt/PyQt 4 initialization failed.Įrror: hp-setup requires GUI support (try running with -qt3). In 15.04, you need to install python3-pyqt4 running the following command in a terminal: sudo apt-get install python3-pyqt4 In 14.04, you need to execute the following in a terminal before running hp-setup: sudo apt-get install python-qt4 This will summarize any installation errors. This wiki page has screenshots of hp-setup.

For example, use hp-toolbox to do printer maintenance or check ink levels. To see a list of HP utilities, enter the following in a a terminal: hp- and click Tab on the keyboard. Scanning and other features such as memory card image transfer should now work.

To connect via wireless, use the printers LCD screen to navigate the menu as per the printer's manual.įor a more customized setup of both printing and faxing, one may execute in a terminal: sudo hp-setup.

To connect via ethernet, connect the printer's ethernet port to your router.

For sharing the USB printer for network access, please see here. This may be via USB (for local and/or network access), ethernet, or wireless.įor USB, connect the USB cord from the printer to your computer.

Turn on the printer, and connect to the All-In-One.

Please see here for a list of supported devices. You'll need to install our free software for Mac or PC.Printing, scanning, and faxing with HP All-In-One (AIO) printers is supported by the hplip project.

In any case, you can always opt for printing via computer which is guaranteed to work with any printer as long as you can print to it from the computer itself. If you don't find your printer there, it may still work just fine. This is the list of compatible printers for direct PrintHand can print to any printer as long as it's working.

Hplip supported printers