Following a PC crash (my fault as usual) I had to re-install everything.
I have been using HP printers for ages as they appear to be well made and, until recently, have been easy to implement in Linux using their HPLIP software.
Information about it can be found here and the links on that page. On particular interest will be a link to the list of their printers that are supported by HPLIP - and not all are, although I don’t know how up-to-date the list is.
My old all-in-one HP OfficeJet Pro 8024 is not listed as being compatible but it works more or less fine, with some features not available, such as scanning to the PC. More on that in a bit.
To install HPLIP this might be helpful:…In a terminal type
sudo apt install hplip then
hp-setup
If this results in “warning: GUI Modules PyQt4 and PyQt5 are not installed” then…assuming Python3 is installed by default…
sudo apt install python3-pyqt4 This might fail (as it did for me), but not all is lost. Then try:
sudo apt install python3-pyqt5 This worked fine for me. Now…
hp-setup and it should work now.
In order to scan to your computer, I recommend that you install Xsane scanner software:
sudo apt install xsane
which will appear in your Applications menu. Clicking on it displays a “searching for scanners” box and when it’s found your printer you get this:
depending upon your printer(s). Choose eSCL (and OK) and wait a little, and four windows will appear. The Preview window allows one to change the size of the scan to common formats (e.g. A4 portrait or landscape etc. and various other options. The other main window is a vertical panel where all your scan requirements are specified. Too many to describe - just play around.
Hope that helps.
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