How-to Easy Install the Brother Printers Driver on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty LTS Linux

Quick-Start with Brother Printers on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Linux

The Linux Tutorial Shows You Step-by-Step How-to Install the Generic Brother Printer Driver for Ubuntu i386/amd64 Linux Desktop.

Included inside the Article a Link to Guide about Getting-Started with Scanner Software for Ubuntu Linux.

1. Download the Brother Printer Driver Installer for Linux:

   Brother Printer .gz Installer

   Brother Printer Linux Driver Installer.

2. Double-Click on Archive Extract into /tmp

   

   Or from Command Line:

   gunzip -c $HOME/Downloads/linux-brprinter-installer*.gz > /tmp/linux-brprinter-installer

3. Open Terminal Window
   Ctrl+Alt+t
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

4. Give Execution Permission

   cd /tmp

   sudo su

   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then Look: Solution

   chmod +x linux-brprinter-installer*

5. Installing Brother Printer Drivers

   ./linux-brprinter-installer*

   When Prompted Insert Your Brother Printer Model!
   
   Then the Installer will Provide Automatically to Download and Install the Printer and eventually also the Scanner Drivers…
   When Prompted about a Device URI:

   • For a USB Connection Simply Enter “n”!
   • For a Network Shared Connection Setup Go to:

     http://localhost:631/printers/

     Select the Printer
     Select “Modify Printer”
     Enter Your sudo User Name & Pass
     Select the Protocol and Continue…
     For Help see Instructions on:

     http://localhost:631/help/network.html 

   Last to Achieve the SuperUser session:

   exit

6. Getting-Started Scanning on Ubuntu:

   Ubuntu Scanner Quick-Start

   Ubuntu Scanner Quick-Start.

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