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What is included with HPLIP?

April 26, 2017hplip included

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What is included with HPLIP?

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• HPLIP is a complete imaging and printing system for CUPS that includes HPIJS. • HPIJS is the basic printing driver that supports printing from CUPS, LPD, PPR, and other spoolers. Question: How are HPLIP and HPIJS related? Answer: HPIJS is a subcomponent of HPLIP. HPIJS provides basic printing support for non-postscript printers. HPIJS can operate in any spooler environment (including no spooler). HPIJS provides no I/O. HPLIP provides I/O for bi-directional communication, scanning, photo card access, and toolbox functionality. HPLIP requires the CUPS spooler. Question: When would I want to use HPIJS instead of HPLIP? Answer: There are several possible reasons: • On a server where no GUI is present and only shared printing is desired. • When printing to a SAMBA shared printer (using the CUPS smb: backend, for example). • There is a desire to have the smallest printing system possible. Most people do NOT need to do this. See the question "How do I install HPIJS only?" for step