Brother DCP-J4120DW Printer Driver for Linux Mint How to Get & Install

January 15, 2017 | By thelinuxevangelist | Filed in: Tutorial.

The Linux Tutorial Shows You Step-by-Step How to Install the DCP-J4120DW Brother Printer Driver for Linux Mint 32/64-bit GNU/Linux Desktop.

Included inside the Article a Link to Guide about Getting-Started with Brother Scanning on Mint Linux.

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…

Double-Click on Archive Extract into /tmp

Or from Command Line:

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

Open a Shell Terminal emulator window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
Give Execution Permission
```
cd /tmp
```
```
sudo su
```
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then Look: Solution
```
chmod +x linux-brprinter-installer*
```
Installing Brother Printer Drivers
```
./linux-brprinter-installer*
```
When Prompted Insert ‘DCP-J4120DW’ as 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
```
Finally, Go to System Settings and Add Printer
Getting-Started with Brother Scanning on Linux Mint:

Linux Mint Scanner Quick-Start

Linux Mint Scanner Quick-Start.