HPLIP, the free open-source Linux driver for HP inkjet and laser based printers, released new 3.25.8 version few days ago.

This is the third release in 2025, which features a few dozen new printer devices support but NO installer update for the most recent Linux Distributions support.

According to the official release note, HPLIP 3.25.8 added following printers support:

• HP LaserJet Enterprise Flow MFP 8601z
• HP LaserJet Enterprise 5501
• HP LaserJet Enterprise MFP 5601dn
• HP LaserJet Enterprise 6500dn
• HP LaserJet Enterprise 5501n
• HP LaserJet Enterprise MFP 5601
• HP LaserJet Enterprise 6500
• HP LaserJet Enterprise 5502dn
• HP LaserJet Enterprise MFP 5602dn
• HP LaserJet Enterprise 6500n
• HP LaserJet Enterprise 5502
• HP LaserJet Enterprise MFP 5602f
• HP LaserJet Enterprise 6501dn
• HP LaserJet Enterprise X50452dn
• HP LaserJet Enterprise Flow MFP 5602zfw
• HP LaserJet Enterprise 6501
• HP LaserJet Enterprise X50452
• HP LaserJet Enterprise MFP 5602
• HP LaserJet Enterprise X60257dn
• HP LaserJet Enterprise MFP X53052dn
• HP LaserJet Enterprise Flow MFP X530
• HP LaserJet Enterprise X60257
• HP LaserJet Enterprise MFP X53052
• HP LaserJet Enterprise X60357dn
• HP LaserJet Enterprise X60357
• HP LaserJet Enterprise MFP 6600dn
• HP LaserJet Enterprise Flow MFP 6600zfw
• HP LaserJet Enterprise MFP 6600
• HP LaserJet Enterprise Flow MFP 6600zfsw
• HP LaserJet Enterprise MFP X62757dn
• HP LaserJet Enterprise Flow MFP X62757zs
• HP LaserJet Enterprise MFP X62757
• DEX D50452dn
• DEX MFP D53052dn

Sadly, the official installer so far supports Distros up to following versions:

• Ubuntu24.04
• Fedora 40
• Debian 12
• RHEL 9.1
• Linux Mint 22
• SUSE Linux 15.5
• Zorin 17.1
• and more.

Meaning for Ubuntu 25.04, 25.10, Debian 13, Fedora 43 etc, you need to manually build the driver from source.

How to Install HPLIP 3.25.8

The official installer “hplip-3.25.8.run” is available to download in sourceforge.net via the link below:

After downloaded the installer, open the Downloads folder in terminal, and finally run the 2 commands below one by one:

• Add executable permission:

  chmod u+x ./hplip-3.25.8.run

• Start the installer and follow terminal output to install HPLIP:

  ./hplip-3.25.8.run

For non-supported Linux Distributions, either grab the source form the link above, or, open the extracted folder (the command above automatically generate the source folder) in terminal, then compile by yourself.