HPLIP
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| HP Linux Imaging and Printing | |
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 Screenshot of the HPLIP toolbox. |
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| Latest release | 2.8.5 / May 8, 2008 |
| OS | Linux |
| Development status | Active |
| Genre | Printing and scanning |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | hplip.sourceforge.net |
HPLIP (HP Linux Imaging and Printing) is a project initiated and led by Hewlett-Packard, whose goal is to give Linux the ability to interact with HP's inkjet and laser printers with full printing, scanning, and faxing support. The supplied drivers support a total of 1,248 HP printer models and are free and open source (FOSS), licensed under MIT, BSD, and GPL licenses. HPLIP is intended to work in combination with CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System) and SANE, to perform printing and scanning, respectively.
[edit] Tools
- An automated installer which supports many different Linux distributions
- A graphical toolbox tool written in Qt which allows device configuration and various actions like printing and scanning
- A number of command-line utilities to configure and add devices, as well as to scan and print
