Brother MFC-990CW Driver Linux Mint 19 How to Download and Install

July 2nd, 2018 by thelinuxevangelist

Brother MFC-990CW Driver Linux Mint 19 Setup

You are Welcome! The Linux Tutorial Shows You Step-by-Step How-to Downloand and Install the Brother MFC-990CW Driver for Linux Mint 19 LTS 32/64-bit GNU/Linux Desktop.

Especially relevant: with this Brother MFC-990CW Driver Linux Mint 19 Installer you will also achieve the Scanner Setup.

Finally, Included inside the Article a Link to Guide about How to Getting-Started with Brother MFC-990CW Scanner Software on Linux Mint.

Brother MFC-990CW Driver Linux Mint 19 How to Download and Install - Featured

  1. Open a Shell Terminal emulator window
    (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

    Brother MFC-990CW Driver Linux Mint 19 How to Download and Install - Open Terminal

  2. Download the Brother MFC-990CW Printer Driver Installer for Linux Mint:

    Brother Printer .gz Installer

  3. Double-Click on Archive Extract into /tmp

    Brother MFC-990CW Driver Linux Mint 19 How to Download and Install - Archive Extraction

    Or from Command Line:

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

  4. Give Execution Permission

    cd /tmp
    sudo chmod +x linux-brprinter-installer*

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

  5. Installing Brother Printer Drivers

    sudo ./linux-brprinter-installer*

    When Prompted Insert Your Brother Printer Model!
    Brother MFC-990CW Driver Linux Mint 19 How to Download and Install - Terminal
    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

  6. Finally Add Printer
    So first Launch Printer Configure App
    On Mate/Cinnamon Simply Start Typing ‘printer’

    Brother MFC-990CW Driver Linux Mint 19 How to Download and Install - Device Manager

    Next Choose Add
    And Follow with the Wizard’s Setup…

    Brother MFC-990CW Driver Linux Mint 19 How to Download and Install - Device Manager

  7. Getting-Started with Brother Scanning on Linux Mint:

    Linux Mint Brother Scanner Quick-Start

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