Brother Fax Quick Start for Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca
The Tutorial shows you Step-by-step How to Install the Brother Fax Driver Software and Getting-Started Sending Fax on Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca i386/amd64 GNU Desktop.
Following the Instructions then You’ll be Able to Send Faxes from the Linux Mint Command Line Shell Terminal Emulator.
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Download Brother LPR PC-FAX Driver in Linux Mint
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Open a Command Line Terminal Window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
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Installing Brother Fax Driver
sudo su -c "apt-get install gdebi"
sudo su -c "gdebi ./brmfcfaxlpd-1.0.0-1.i386.deb"
sudo if [ ! -d "/var/spool/lpd" ]; then mkdir /var/spool/lpd; fi
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Quick-Start Brother Faxing.
- Set a fax number
sudo nano /usr/local/Brother/inf/brFAXrc
Input the fax_number=[12345678]
Ctrl+x to Save & Exit from nano Editor :) - Sending a FAX from Command Line
lpr -P BRFAX /[path/2/myFile2Send]
- Set a fax number
