How to Easy Quick-Start with Brother MFC-7420 Printer on Ubuntu Linux

Brother MFC-7420 Printer Quick Start on Ubuntu Linux

You are Welcome! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Quick Start with the Brother MFC-7420 Printer in Ubuntu GNU/Linux Desktop.

Included inside the Article a Link to Guide on How to Quick Start with Brother MFC-7420 Scanner & Fax on Ubuntu Linux.

1. Download the Brother Printer Driver Installer for Linux

   Brother Printer .gz Installer

   Brother Printer Linux Driver Installer.

   First, Choose Driver Install Tool
   Then Select the Language: English or English (China)
   The Driver Installation Script is the Same for All Brother Printers!

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 a Terminal Shell emulator window
   Ctrl+Alt+t on desktop
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

4. Give Execution Permission.

   cd /tmp

   sudo su

   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo

   chmod +x linux-brprinter-installer*

5. Installing Brother Printer Drivers

   ./linux-brprinter-installer*

   When Prompted Insert ‘MFC-J6520DW’ as Brother Printer Model!
   
   Then the Installer will Provide Automatically to Download and Install the Printer and potentially also the Scanner Drivers…
   Again following the CLI wizard, 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 Username & Pass
     Select the Protocol and Continue…
     For Help see Instructions on:
     http://localhost:631/help/network.html

6. Finally, Go to System Settings and Add Printer

7. Getting-Started Brother MFC-7420 Scanning & Faxing on Ubuntu

   Ubuntu Scanner & FAX Quick Start

   Ubuntu Scanner Fax Quick Start.