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HP Printer Drivers

Apple’s HP printing and scanning software package for macOS; Apple lists macOS 10.14 and says it is not compatible with macOS 12 or newer.

CaskDrivers & HardwareApple silicon · IntelPaused by OpenNavo
From homebrew/cask
30-day installs
1
1-year installs
24
Last 365 days
Latest version
5.1.1
Jun 9, 2023 · Jun 9, 2023
Download size
584MB
arm64 / x86_64 · dmg
Release cadence
Irregular
0 releases in 30 days
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homebrew/cask
Also known as
HP Printer Drivers · apple-hewlett-packard-printer-drivers
Installer packages
HewlettPackardPrinterDrivers.pkg
SHA-256
523836b630431bc39b0170a17099099d6f821ef62ff29e6ec64ebb69b9954133

Installation and removal contents

  • Uninstall uninstall

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    {
      "uninstall": [
        {
          "delete": [
            "/Library/Extensions/hp_io_enabler_compound.kext",
            "/Library/Printers/hp/hpio"
          ],
          "kext": "com.hp.kext.io.enabler.compound",
          "pkgutil": [
            "com.apple.pkg.HewlettPackardPrinterDrivers",
            "com.apple.pkg.HewlettPackardPrinterDriversPreInstall"
          ],
          "quit": [
            "com.hp.aio.faxarchive",
            "com.hp.customer.uploader",
            "com.hp.devicemodel.hpdot4d",
            "com.hp.devicemonitor.*",
            "com.hp.dm.hpdot4d",
            "com.hp.event.status.handler.generic",
            "com.hp.events.*",
            "com.hp.HP-Scanner",
            "com.hp.HP_LaserJet_Professional_Utility",
            "com.hp.HPAiOScan",
            "com.hp.HPAiOTulip",
            "com.hp.hpalerts.plugin.*",
            "com.hp.HPDOT4Scan",
            "com.hp.HPM1210_1130.HP_LaserJet_Professional_Utility",
            "com.hp.HPSOAPScan",
            "com.hp.LEDMScan",
            "com.hp.printerutility.*",
            "com.hp.productresearch.*",
            "com.hp.scan.*",
            "com.hp.scanModule.*",
            "com.hp.ScanService"
          ],
          "rmdir": "/Library/Printers/hp",
          "signal": [
            "TERM",
            "com.hp.printerutility"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  • Install pkg

    Source file: HewlettPackardPrinterDrivers.pkg

    View full declaration
    {
      "pkg": [
        "HewlettPackardPrinterDrivers.pkg"
      ]
    }
  • Remove user data zap

    View full declaration
    {
      "zap": [
        {
          "rmdir": [
            "~/Library/Application Support/HP",
            "~/Library/Logs/hp"
          ],
          "trash": [
            "~/Library/Application Support/HP/Product Improvement Study",
            "~/Library/Logs/hp/HP Product Research.log",
            "~/Library/Preferences/com.hp.HP-Scanner.plist",
            "~/Library/Preferences/com.hp.printerutility.plist",
            "~/Library/Preferences/com.hp.scanModule.plist",
            "~/Library/Preferences/com.hp.scanModule3.plist",
            "~/Library/Saved Application State/com.hp.printerutility.savedState"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }

Caveats

apple-hewlett-packard-printer-drivers requires a kernel extension to work.
If the installation fails, retry after you enable it in:
  System Settings → Privacy & Security

For more information, refer to vendor documentation or this Apple Technical Note:
  https://developer.apple.com/library/content/technotes/tn2459/_index.html

You must reboot for the installation of apple-hewlett-packard-printer-drivers to take effect.