Comment 1 for bug 1818629

> I do appreciate HP's effort to make their devices work
> on Linux, but I simply can't afford to spend around 10
> hours per year setting up and troubleshooting a printer.
> I really just want to print, nothing fancy, one-side,
> black and white, A4, that's all.

Understandable. My ENVY 4500 does not need a plugin, so I am not exposed to problems of downloading and installing it. Have a go with the technique here:

  https://wiki.debian.org/QuickPrintQueuesCUPS#MFDs_and_Their_Scanning_Function

A single download and just two commands. It works for me.

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Brian.