Brother HL-1870N Driver Linux Mint 19 How to Download and Install

Brother HL-1870N Driver Linux Mint 19.x Tara/Tessa/Tina/Tricia Setup

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Brother HL-1870N Driver in GNU/Linux Mint 19.x Tara/Tessa/Tina/Tricia LTS Desktop.

And to Install Brother HL-1870N Printer in Linux Mint 19 it’s Easy with the Linux Driver Setup Tool.

So just follow the detailed instructions to Download and Run the Brother Driver Installation Script.

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

   

   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.

2. Download the Brother HL-1870N Printer Driver Installer for Linux Mint

   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!

3. Double-Click on Archive Extract into /tmp

   

   Or from Command Line:

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

4. Give Execution Permission.

   cd /tmp

   chmod +x linux-brprinter-installer*

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

5. 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

6. Finally, Add Printer
   First, Launch the Printer Configure App
   On Mate/Cinnamon Simply Start Typing ‘printer’.

   

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