Plug-in required for HP LaserJet printer in RHEL
Issue
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I get the following message when I try to print:
Printer HP-Laserjet-Professional-P-1102w: HP Device requires a proprietary binary Plug-in, run hp-plugin. -
The PPD file that is recommended by the
lpinfo -mcommand in How to setup printers from the command line using lpadmin in RHEL, says something like "requires proprietary plugin". For example:# lpinfo -m | grep 1212nf drv:///hp/hpijs.drv/hp-laserjet_professional_m1212nf_mfp-hpijs.ppd HP LaserJet Professional m1212nf MFP hpijs, 3.13.7, requires proprietary plugin drv:///hp/hpcups.drv/hp-laserjet_professional_m1212nf_mfp.ppd HP LaserJet Professional m1212nf MFP, hpcups 3.13.7, requires proprietary plugin -
The
Driverfield for the printer I just installed is:Driver: HP LaserJet Professional m1217nfw MFP, hpcups 3.14.10, requires proprietary plugin (color)How do I install this "required proprietary plugin"? How do I check to make sure it's installed?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8 and 9
- Common Unix Printing System (CUPS)
- HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP)
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