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I finally moved up to 18 from 16 and I'm trying to print in black and white but the 'only' choice is color both in the printer details, in additional printer settings -> and in printer options the color mode radio button 'only' has color whereas with 16 it had black and white or color.

I also checked the http://localhost:631/ printers control and there the option is only for color also.

Am I missing something or did they forget to include default black and white printing?

The printer is an HP 3630. I didn't add any software or drivers, after the reinstall it recognized the printer and allowed me to print. Printer is connected via wifi.

thanks in advance for your help

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Here are some steps to try:

Install hplip

Open a terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T and type:

sudo apt install hplip hplip-gui

This will install the two apps if they are note already installed.

Run setup

Make sure the printer is connected and turned on. Type the following command in the terminal:

hp-setup

This will open the HP printer setup app. If it does not find your network printer, you may have to use manual discovery and enter the IP address of the printer.

After this, you may have two printer icons in the setup. Try the new one and see if it allows you to print in black and white.

Remove the Extra Printer

If you end up with two printers you can remove the one you don't want from the System Setup > Printers. Or use the following command:

sudo hp-setup -i -r

It will offer you a list of printers to choose from if it detects two or more HP printer setups. If it detects only one printer it will delete that printer. Thanks to PJ Singh for this tip.

Hope this helps

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