Add HP Printer to Debian (Semi Graphical Way)

HP provides Linux drivers for most of the laser and inkjet printers. If you want to buy a printer to work with Linux operating systems, buy HP printers. HP printer drivers available with Debian and Ubuntu repositories. So no need to download and install the drivers from the other places.

Installation of printer settings (Optional)

Debian XFCE desktop does not provide Printer settings. You can install it by apply following command;

sudo apt install system-config-printer 

Installation of HP driver packages using Synaptic

Synaptic is a package manager of Debian. Open Applications > System > Synaptic

Search for hplip,

Right-click and select the packages hplip, hplip-data, hplip-gui for installation. Other dependencies will download automatically while installation. Click on the Apply button to start the installation.

Check the version of hplip

Open a terminal and apply the following command to check the hlip version.

dpkg -l hplip

If you can see the version number of hplip, it means that the installation success.

Configure the printer

Connect the printer to the computer. Apply following command (without root).

hp-setup -i

Answer the questions. On the way, it asks for root password. Enter it.

After the installation process finished, check the printer added or not. 

Applications > System > Printer Settings
You can find that printer added to the system and printer icon appears. Right click on the printer and set it as the Default printer.

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Lexmark E 342TN

Less than # Watts of power consumption in printing Lexmark E 342TN give printing with resolution Up to 1200 dpi x 1200 dpi . Lexmark E 342TN prints 30 pages in a minute. Lexmark E 342TN prints first page in less than 7.5 seconds.

Specifications of Lexmark E 342TN


Manufacturer : Lexmark

Brand : E

Product : 342TN

Ptinters Name : Lexmark E 342TN

Manufacturer Id : 0028S0710

Power Consumption :

Printing: Less than # Watts

Standby: Less than # Watts

Sleep: Less than # Watts

Print Speed : 30 Pages in a minute

Monthly Duty Cycle (The recommended number of printed pages per month to ensure long printer life.) : up to 15,000 pages

Processor : 366 MHz

First Page Out : Less than 7.5 sec.

Resolution : 1200 dpi x 1200 dpi

Memory : 32 MB standard / 160 MB expandable.

Input :

250 Sheet Input Capacity / Maximum 800 Sheets

Output :

150 sheets

Dimensions- :

H -- 355 mm

W -- 460 mm

D -- 420 mm


Weight : 12.1 kg

Noise Level ( Idle ) :27 dBA

Print Noise Level (Operating) : 52 dBA

Min Operating Temperature: 16 °C

Max Operating Temperature: 32 °C

Humidity Range Operating: 8 - 80%

Standard Ports :
Centronics IEEE 1284 Bidirectional Parallel Ethernet 10/100BaseTX (RJ-45) USB Compatible with USB 2.0 Specification

Optional Local Ports :
External Serial Adapter

Optional Network Ports :
Lexmark N4050e 802.11g Wireless Print Server (Print Only) External MarkNet™ N7020e Gigabit Ethernet

Network Printing Methods :
LPR/LPD
Direct IP (Port 9100)
IPP (Internet Printing Protocol)
HTTP
Enhanced IP (Port 9400)

Network Protocol Support :
TCP/IP IPv4
AppleTalk™

TCP/IP Set of Application Services :
Zero configuration
DDNS, mDNS
NTP: Network Time Protocol
ping, finger, telnet
TFTP

Network Management Protocols :
HTTP
SNMPv1, SNMPv2c
WINS
IGMP
APIPA (AutoIP)
DHCP

Links (For More Details):

http://www.ciao.co.uk/Lexmark_E_342tn__6465886#productdetail

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Lexmark E 340

Less than # Watts of power consumption in printing Lexmark E 340 give printing with resolution Up to 1200 dpi x 1200 dpi . Lexmark E 340 prints 30 pages in a minute. Lexmark E 340 prints first page in less than 7.5 seconds.

Specifications of Lexmark E 340


Manufacturer : Lexmark

Brand : E

Product : 340

Ptinters Name : Lexmark E 340

Manufacturer Id : 0028S0500

Power Consumption :

Printing: Less than # Watts

Standby: Less than # Watts

Sleep: Less than # Watts

Print Speed : 30 Pages in a minute

Monthly Duty Cycle (The recommended number of printed pages per month to ensure long printer life.) : up to 15,000 pages

Processor : 366 MHz

First Page Out : Less than 7.5 sec.

Resolution : 1200 dpi x 1200 dpi

Memory : 32 MB standard / 160 MB expandable.

Input :

250 Sheet Input Capacity / Maximum 800 Sheets

Output :

150 sheets

Dimensions- :

H -- 355 mm

W -- 460 mm

D -- 420 mm


Weight : 12.1 kg

Noise Level ( Idle ) :27 dBA

Print Noise Level (Operating) : 52 dBA

Min Operating Temperature: 16 °C

Max Operating Temperature: 32 °C

Humidity Range Operating: 8 - 80%

Standard Ports :
Centronics IEEE 1284 Bidirectional Parallel USB Compatible with USB 2.0 Specification

Optional Local Ports :
External Serial Adapter

Optional Network Ports :
Lexmark N4000e Fast Ethernet (Print Only)
Lexmark N4050e 802.11g Wireless Print Server (Print Only)
External MarkNet™ N7020e Gigabit Ethernet
External MarkNet™ N7000e Fast Ethernet (USB)
External MarkNet™ N7002e Fast Ethernet (parallel)

Links (For More Details):

http://www.lexmark.com/lexmark/product/home/1010/0,6970,204816596_653399458_568028146_en,00.html?tabId=1

http://www.superwarehouse.com/Lexmark_E340/28S0500/ps/629459

http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/laser-printer/lexmark-e340/details/

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Lexmark E 240

Less than # Watts of power consumption in printing Lexmark E 240 give printing with resolution Up to 600 dpi x 600 dpi . Lexmark E 240 prints 27 pages in a minute. Lexmark E 240 prints first page in less than 8 seconds.



Specifications of Lexmark E 240


Manufacturer : Lexmark

Brand : E

Product : 240

Ptinters Name : Lexmark E 240

Manufacturer Id : 28S0200

Power Consumption :

Printing: Less than # Watts

Standby: Less than # Watts

Sleep: Less than # Watts

Print Speed : 27 Pages in a minute

Monthly Duty Cycle (The recommended number of printed pages per month to ensure long printer life.) : up to 10,000 pages

Processor : 366 MHz

First Page Out : Less than 8 sec.

Resolution : 600 dpi x 600 dpi

Memory : 16 MB standard / 80 MB expandable.

Input :

250 Sheet Input Capacity / Maximum 800 Sheets

Output :

150 sheets

Dimensions- :

H -- 249 mm

W -- 460 mm

D -- 420 mm


Weight : 14 kg

Noise Level ( Idle ) :26 dBA

Print Noise Level (Operating) : 51 dBA

Min Operating Temperature: 16 °C

Max Operating Temperature: 32 °C

Humidity Range Operating: 8 - 80%

Standard Ports :
Centronics IEEE 1284 Bidirectional Parallel USB Compatible with USB 2.0


Optional Network Ports :
Lexmark N4000e Fast Ethernet (Print Only)
Lexmark N4050e 802.11g Wireless Print Server (Print Only)
External MarkNet™ N7020e Gigabit Ethernet
External MarkNet™ N7000e Fast Ethernet (USB)
External MarkNet™ N7002e Fast Ethernet (parallel)


Links (For More Details):

http://www.lexmark.com/lexmark/product/home/980/0,6970,204816596_653399458_568028116_en,00.html?tabId=1

http://www.superwarehouse.com/Lexmark_E240/28S0200/ps/625138

http://www.ciao.co.uk/Lexmark_E_240__6466170#productdetail

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Lexmark E 232T

Less than 370 Watts of power consumption in printing Lexmark E 232T give printing with resolution Up to 600 dpi x 600 dpi . Lexmark E 232T prints 22 pages in a minute. Lexmark E 232T prints first page in less than 8.5 seconds.



Specifications of Lexmark E 232T


Manufacturer : Lexmark
Brand : E

Product : 232T

Ptinters Name : Lexmark E 232T

Manufacturer Id : 22S0270

Power Consumption :

Printing: Less than 370 Watts

Standby: Less than 65 Watts

Sleep: Less than 6 Watts

Print Speed : 22 Pages in a minute

Monthly Duty Cycle (The recommended number of printed pages per month to ensure long printer life.) : up to 10,000 pages

Processor : 200 MHz
First Page Out : Less than 8.5 sec.

Resolution : 600 dpi x 600 dpi

Memory : 16 MB standard / 80 MB expandable.

Input :

250 Sheet Input Capacity / Maximum 800 Sheets

Output :

150 sheets

Dimensions- :

H -- 382 mm

W -- 396 mm

D -- 353 mm


Weight : 14 kg

Noise Level ( Idle ) :30 dBA

Print Noise Level (Operating) : 51 dBA

Min Operating Temperature: 16 °C

Max Operating Temperature: 32 °C

Humidity Range Operating: 8 - 80%
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Optional Network Ports :
External Fast Ethernet (Print Only)
External Ethernet 10BaseT/2 (Print Only)
External Token-Ring (Print Only)

Links (For More Details):

http://www.lexmark.com/lexmark/product/home/272/0,6970,204816596_653399458_254863632_en,00.html?tabId=1

http://reviews.cnet.com/laser-printers/lexmark-e232t/4507-3159_7-30910351.html?tag=mncol;rnav

http://www.superwarehouse.com/Lexmark_E232t/22S0270/ps/414758

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