Printer Brother MFC-257CW Quick Start for Ubuntu
You are Welcome! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install the Brother MFC-257CW Printer and Scanner Drivers for Ubuntu GNU/Linux Desktops.
Included inside the Article a Link to Guide about Getting-Started with Brother MFC-257CW Scanner Software on Ubuntu Linux.
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Download the Brother MFC-257CW Printer Driver Installer for Ubuntu
First, Choose Driver Install Tool
Then Select the Language: English or English (China)
The Driver Installation Script is the Same for All Brother Printers! -
Double-Click on Archive Extract into /tmp
Or from Command Line:
gunzip -c $HOME/Downloads/linux-brprinter-installer*.gz > /tmp/linux-brprinter-installer
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Open a Shell Terminal emulator window
Ctrl+Alt+t on desktop
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
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Give Execution Permission.
cd /tmp
chmod +x linux-brprinter-installer*
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
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Installing Brother Printer Drivers
sudo ./linux-brprinter-installer*
In case of “CUPS is not installed” issue then to see How to Install it Here.
When Prompted Insert your 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
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Finally, Go on System Settings to Add Printer
And the Printer should be Recognized and Installed
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Get Started with Brother Scanning on Ubuntu
