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Help! just installed Ubuntu to replace XP. Excellent so far, except Ubuntu will not accept the install disc for my HP Deskjet F4580. It has recognised the item and allowed me to print even before I tried the disc. Now I wish to scan documents and I can't do this without the HP software installed. It keeps telling me the Archive manager has an error when I try to get it to read the HP disc.It has the HP menu but not start the Set Up process. Is there a remedy please. I really use my scanner a lot and am now lost. Any useful comments please. Stuart

user283826
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Step 1: Install hplip-gui

This app does not show up in Ubuntu Software Center. However, it can be installed from the terminal or synaptic. To install it from the terminal open a terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T and enter:

sudo apt install hplip-gui

Enter your password when prompted. You won't see the cursor move or ******* when you type the password in the terminal. This is normal.

Step 2: Install simple-scan

This is the scanning utility for Ubuntu. You can either install it from the Ubuntu Software Center or from the terminal. At the terminal, enter:

sudo apt install simple-scan

Or Combine the 2 Steps

You can use one command to install both the software:

sudo apt install hplip-gui simple-scan

To Scan a Document

Open the simple-scan program when you want to scan a document. Ubuntu does not support scanning directly from the printer.

Hope this helps

user68186
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hplip + simple-scan work really great!!! (as long as your hplip version is compatible with your printer)

sudo apt install hplip simple-scan

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The problem I had is that when I tried to scan from the feeder it just kept scanning from the flatbead instead, over and over again

Then I realized my hplip version was a bit old and didn't support my new printer, that's why it wasn't recognizing it and Ubuntu was using a generic driver. Check compatibility here (apt show hplip | grep -i version to see your hplip version)

You can manually install the newest hplip here https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-imaging-and-printing/gethplip

BTW, although hplip's software didn't recognize my network printer, simple-scan did recognize a new device

Madacol
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The install disk that came with your printer would be for windows, perhaps even mac. This will not work for you.

You should just be able to go here and follow the instructions and it should work if you are connected directly.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ScanningHowTo

Hope that helps.

Door
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