To
uninstall HPLIP you can run "make uninstall" from within the HPLIP
source directory or you can run "rm -rf /usr/share/hplip" which will
remove the HPLIP files.
The HPLIP source directory is created
when HPLIP is initially installed. Usually in
/home/user/Desktop/hplip-version where version is the hplip version.
(2.8.5 for example)