I need help with installing drivers for HP OfficeJet 4630 printer/scanner on Ubuntu 16.10. Scanning over web interface works fine, and printing test page from physical panel works fine, and also copying work fine, but I am not able to install printing drivers.
I had HPLIP installed (both from APT and .DEB), but printer setup does not show any USB devices attached (despite printer being on and cables connected). I had two options to install as network drivers (one was over DNS and other was over SOCK, vagualy remember) but those did not work. Now I dont see those two options anymore.
13 Answers
The easy way to add a printer is through CUPS - Common Unix Printing System.
On my system, I have these CUPS-related packages installed, and add my printers via web browser at .
$ dpkg -l cups\*| egrep -v '^un'
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Architecture Description
+++-=========================-====================-============-===================================================================
ii cups 2.1.3-4 amd64 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - PPD/driver support, web interface
ii cups-browsed 1.8.3-2ubuntu3.1 amd64 OpenPrinting CUPS Filters - cups-browsed
ii cups-bsd 2.1.3-4 amd64 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - BSD commands
ii cups-client 2.1.3-4 amd64 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - client programs (SysV)
ii cups-common 2.1.3-4 all Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - common files
ii cups-core-drivers 2.1.3-4 amd64 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - PPD-less printing
ii cups-daemon 2.1.3-4 amd64 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - daemon
ii cups-driver-gutenprint 5.2.10~pre2-0ubuntu2 all transitional dummy package for gutenprint printer driver
ii cups-filters 1.8.3-2ubuntu3.1 amd64 OpenPrinting CUPS Filters - Main Package
ii cups-filters-core-drivers 1.8.3-2ubuntu3.1 amd64 OpenPrinting CUPS Filters - PPD-less printing
ii cups-pdf 2.6.1-21 amd64 PDF writer backend for CUPS (dummy transitional package)
ii cups-pk-helper 0.2.5-2ubuntu2 amd64 PolicyKit helper to configure cups with fine-grained privileges
ii cups-ppdc 2.1.3-4 amd64 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - PPD manipulation utilities
ii cups-server-common 2.1.3-4 all Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - server common filesAfter installing hplip, monitor the logs via starting journalctl --follow, connect the printer/scanner via USB, and point your browser at , Administration tab, Find new printers
Execute
dpkg -l cups\*| egrep -vor remove the old driver before installation.
Try to update to the latest HP Officejet 4630 Driver.
Find on Linux and go to distro.
I managed to install the printer but explanation is doubtful. Instead of using the default WiFi setup I made the device to join an existing SSID, then I was able to find it on the list as a proper network printer. Strage but it somehow worked.
