sudo aptitude install hplip The following NEW packages will be installed: hplip{b} hplip-data{a} libsane-hpaio{a} printer-driver-hpcups{a} printer-driver-postscript-hp{a} python-pexpect{a} sane-utils{a} 0 packages upgraded, 7 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 7,723 kB of archives. After unpacking 15.1 MB will be used. The following packages have unmet dependencies: hplip : Depends: python-dbus (>= 0.80) which is a virtual package. Depends: python-imaging which is a virtual package. Depends: python-reportlab which is a virtual package. Depends: python-gobject-2 which is a virtual package. The following actions will resolve these dependencies: Keep the following packages at their current version: 1) hplip [Not Installed] 2) printer-driver-postscript-hp [Not Installed] Leave the following dependencies unresolved: 3) libsane-hpaio recommends hplip (= 3.14.3-0ubuntu3.2) Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?]