hplip and its plugins

Trying to make an hp cp1025 printer work in Ubuntu 16.04.

I got hplip-3.18.3.run from here:

https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-i...nting/gethplip

It takes a long time, but installs. However, there is a plugin missing. The already installed part of hplip tells me, well, please see screenshot 1 attached here.

So I try to download this binary, but I get, well, please see screenshot 2.

Can anyone tell me what exactly hp-plugin is trying to download and where I may get it??

I did exactly the same on my laptop and it worked fine. The only difference is, this Ubuntu is in Chinese, but I fail to see why that should stop a printer working!

It's usually better to get and install hplip via the apt system.

Originally Posted by hazel It's usually better to get and install hplip via the apt system.

Agreed.

Always use your package manager and distro repositories for any installation, if possible. I would uninstall and then reinstall hplip from the Ubuntu repositories with apt.

Cheers.

Tried that first, the printer would not work! That is why I tried hplip-3.18.3.run which worked on 2 other laptops.

It says it needs a binary which is not installed.

I just downloaded the hplip again and 'installed' the cp1025 printer. Please see the screenshot from cups localhost:631

'requires proprietary plugin' is where the problem lies.

It must be possible to get that plugin from somewhere.

run hp-setup

hp-setup leads to the error: 'file does not match its checksum'. (see screenshot 2 above)

For that reason I would like to know what hp-setup is downloading and from where. What file does a printer need?

Then I could get it and provide from my hd. That option is available in hp-setup.

I have set up this printer using hp-setup on 2 other laptops recently without a problem, but this one is awkward, God knows why!