On systems with Linux distributions like Ubuntu the graphical installation of a printer is simple, just connect the USB cable and turn the printer on the system will install the appropriate drivers.

It can happen, however, that the installation is successful but it is not possible to print the request and then the process disappears or remains in the queue or not go through.

To resolve this problem for the HP just install or update package HPLIP on this site http://hplipopensource.com