Installing HP Laserjet P1007 printer on Ubuntu 11.10

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
   
   [/code]
   
   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
   
   [/code]
   
   At this point, you can see your printer initialize with its peculiar sound.

Now you're all set to print any document.