HP Photosmart 7900 series

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HP Photosmart 7900 series

Supported by HPLIP (requires HPLIP version 0.9.5 or later).

This information applies to these HP printer models:

Model Name

HP Photosmart 7960

HP Photosmart 7960v

HP Photosmart 7960w

HP Photosmart 7960gp

Summary of features available in various Linux distributions:

Distro	Version	Installer	GUI	Scan	Fax	Status	Photo Card	USB	Parallel	Network
Debian	2.2	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Debian	3.0	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Debian	3.1	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Debian	4.0	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Debian	4.0r0	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Debian	4.0r1	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Debian	5.0	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Debian	lenny	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Debian	lenny/sid	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Debian	stable	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Debian	testing	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Fedora	1.0	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Fedora	2.0	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Fedora	3.0	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Fedora	4.0	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Fedora	5.0	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Fedora	5	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Fedora	5.92	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Fedora	6.0	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Fedora	6	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Distro	Version	Installer	GUI	Scan	Fax	Status	Photo Card	USB	Parallel	Network
Fedora	7	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Fedora	7.0	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Fedora	8.0	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Fedora	8	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Fedora	9	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Fedora	9.0	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
IGOS	1.0	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Linspire	5.0	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Mandriva Linux	9.1	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Mandriva Linux	9.2	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Mandriva Linux	10.0	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Mandriva Linux	10.1	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Mandriva Linux	10.2	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Mandriva Linux	2006.0	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Mandriva Linux	2007.0	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Mandriva Linux	2007.1	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Mandriva Linux	2008.0	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Mepis	6.0	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Mepis	6.5	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Mepis	7.0	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Distro	Version	Installer	GUI	Scan	Fax	Status	Photo Card	USB	Parallel	Network
PCLinuxOS	2006.0	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
PCLinuxOS	2006	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
PCLinuxOS	2007.0	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
PCLinuxOS	2007	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
PCLinuxOS	2008.0	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
PCLinuxOS	2008	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Red Hat	8.0	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Red Hat	9.0	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Red Hat Enterprise Linux	3.0	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Red Hat Enterprise Linux	4.0	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Red Hat Enterprise Linux	5.0	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Slackware Linux	9.0	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Slackware Linux	9.1	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Slackware Linux	10.0	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Slackware Linux	10.1	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Slackware Linux	10.2	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
SUSE Linux	9.0	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
SUSE Linux	9.1	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
SUSE Linux	9.2	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
SUSE Linux	9.3	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Distro	Version	Installer	GUI	Scan	Fax	Status	Photo Card	USB	Parallel	Network
SUSE Linux	10	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
SUSE Linux	10.0	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
SUSE Linux	10.1	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
SUSE Linux	10.2	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
SUSE Linux	10.3	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
SUSE Linux	11.0	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Ubuntu	5.04	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Ubuntu	5.1	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Ubuntu	6.06	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Ubuntu	6.10	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Ubuntu	7.04	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Ubuntu	7.10	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Ubuntu	8.04	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes