HP Linux Printer Driver HPLIP 3.21.10 Adds Debian 11, Zorin OS 16 & Ubuntu 21.10 Support

Posted by warren November 6, 2021

HPLIP, HP’s inkjet and laser printers Linux driver, released version 3.21.10 with new devices and Linux distributions support.

Zorin OS, the modern Ubuntu-based Linux distribution, is finally supported by HPLIP’s official .run installer. And, it also adds Debian 11 and Ubuntu 21.10 support.

As well, HPLIP 3.21.10 adds a list of new printers support:

  • HP ENVY Inspire 7200e series, 7900e series
  • HP LaserJet MFP M140a, MFP M139a, MFP M141a, MFP M142a, MFP M140w, MFP M140we, MFP M139w, MFP M139we, MFP M141w, MFP M141we, MFP M142we, MFP M142w
  • HP LaserJet M109a, M110a, M111a, M112a, M109w, M109we, M110w, M110we, M111w, M111we, M112we, M112w
  • HP DesignJet Z6 Pro 64in
  • HP DesignJet Z9 Pro 64in
  • HP PageWide XL Pro 5200 PS MFP series
  • HP PageWide XL Pro 8200 PS MFP series
  • HP PageWide XL 3920 MFP
  • HP PageWide XL 4200 Printer, 4200 Multifunction Printer
  • HP PageWide XL 4700 Printer, 4700 Multifunction Printer
  • HP PageWide XL 5200 Printer, 5200 Multifunction Printer
  • HP PageWide XL 8200 Printer

Download & Install HPLIP 3.21.10:

1. Firstly, download the .run installer package from the link page below:

Download HPLIP (.run)

2. Next, open terminal from start menu (Ubuntu may press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open it). When it opens, add executable permission to the .run packge:

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chmod u+x ~/Downloads/hplip*.run

3. Finally, run the installer to start installing the Linux driver:

~/Downloads/hplip*.run

Follow the terminal output to answer some questions. When everything’s done, plug or re-plug your HP printer and enjoy!

For Ubuntu with python-pyqt5 dependency issue, this tutorial may help.

How to Remove HPLIP:

The release somehow does not create source folder while installing process. You may re-run the installer with --target flag to extract source:

~/Downloads/hplip-3.21.10.run --target ~/Downloads/hplip-3.21.10

When you see the new folder generated in Downloads, type q or press Ctrl+C to quit installer.

And, finally run the uninstall script from that folder will remove the driver:

sudo python3 ~/Downloads/hplip*/uninstall.py

That’s all. Enjoy!

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