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2026-04-05 - HP LaserJet Pro M15w Printer Setup for Linux

i have this printer and had to set it up today. the issue is the m15w is not an available model in the "hplip" hp printer driver package.

hplip website

searching online isn't helpful, you get results:

like this

and this

basically, if you don't have cups and hplip, get them. on arch linux this is:

run:

and you should see an m14-m17 entry. then go to:

http://localhost:631/

in there go to the admin section, login with your linux user account. add a printer. select your printer that is plugged in.

select "hp" as the manufacturer, and in the model list, you will NOT find "m15w" or even "m15". i found that this model does work after i tried a few.

then it all works, you can print a test page from the cups interface or from whatever your application is.