I downloaded the latest version of hplip (3.19.5) from here. Following the installation instructions, I ran:
sh hplip-3.19.5.run
It all worked well until the last step, where I got the following output:
PRE-BUILD COMMANDS
------------------
OK
BUILD AND INSTALL
-----------------
Running './configure --with-hpppddir=/usr/share/ppd/HP --libdir=/usr/lib --prefix=/usr --enable-qt4 --disable-qt5 --enable-doc-build --disable-cups-ppd-install --disable-foomatic-drv-install --disable-libusb01_build --disable-foomatic-ppd-install --disable-hpijs-install --disable-class-driver --disable-udev_sysfs_rules --disable-policykit --enable-cups-drv-install --enable-hpcups-install --enable-network-build --enable-dbus-build --enable-scan-build --enable-fax-build --enable-apparmor_build'
Please wait, this may take several minutes...
Command completed successfully.
Running 'make clean'
Please wait, this may take several minutes...
Command completed successfully.
Running 'make'
Please wait, this may take several minutes...
error: 'make' command failed with status code 2
Indeed, when I run make I get:
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.
apt install hplip? – Jos Jun 18 '19 at 08:15