Credits: Tejasbarot.com, foo2xqx project

This is the quick and easy method to install the printer on Ubuntu. Tested on Ubuntu 11.10 under KDE.

    1. Download foo2xqx. 
      wget -O foo2zjs.tar.gz http://foo2zjs.rkkda.com/foo2zjs.tar.gz[/code]OR
      

      wget -O foo2zjs.tar.gz http://droidzone.in/misc/ubuntu/drivers/hplaserjet/p1007/foo2zjs.tar.gz[/code]
    2. Extract the downloaded package 
      tar zvxf foo2zjs.tar.gz[/code]
    3. Execute the following code to compile the driver, install it and to configure a new printer 
      cd foo2zjs/
      
make
      
./getweb P1007
      
sudo make install
      
sudo apt-get install system-config-printer-gnome
      
system-config-printer[/code]
      
At this point, you get a popup box with a Printer driver. Double click on HP Laserjet P1007 to install a new driver.
    4. Configure Plug and Play: 
      sudo make install-hotplug[/code]
      
At this point, you may be prompted to uninstall system-config-printer-udev.
      

      [[email protected] foo2zjs]$ sudo make install-hotplug
      
#
      
# Hotplug Installation Dependencies...
      
#
      
***
      
*** Error: system-config-printer-udev is installed!
      
***
      
*** Remove it with: (Fedora)
      
*** # yum remove system-config-printer-udev
      
*** OR
      
*** # rpm -e --nodeps system-config-printer-udev
      
*** OR (Ubuntu, Debian)
      
*** $ sudo apt-get remove system-config-printer-udev
      
*** OR (generic linux)
      
*** # rm -f /lib/udev/rules.d/*-printers.rules
      
***
      
make: *** [install-hotplug-test] Error 1
      
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Do it.
      

      [[email protected] foo2zjs]$ sudo apt-get remove system-config-printer-udev
      
Reading package lists... Done
      
Building dependency tree
      
Reading state information... Done
      
The following packages will be REMOVED:
      
system-config-printer-udev
      
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 378 not upgraded.
      
After this operation, 131 kB disk space will be freed.
      
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
      
(Reading database ... 141596 files and directories currently installed.)
      
Removing system-config-printer-udev ...
      
[[email protected] foo2zjs]$ sudo make install-hotplug
      
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At this point, you can see your printer initialize with its peculiar sound.

Now you're all set to print any document.