Brother DCP-385C Driver Ubuntu 16.04 How to Download and Install

July 10, 2018 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist.

Brother DCP-385C Driver Ubuntu 16.04 Setup

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Brother DCP-385C Driver for Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial LTS GNU/Linux Desktop.

And to Install Brother DCP-385C Printer in Ubuntu 16.04 it’s Easy with the Linux Driver Setup Tool.

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

Open a Terminal Shell emulator window
Ctrl+Alt+t on Desktop
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
Download the Brother DCP-385C Printer Driver Installer for Ubuntu

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

Give Execution Permission.
```
cd /tmp
```
```
chmod +x linux-brprinter-installer*
```
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
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
Finally, Open Ubuntu System Settings.

Then Go to Printers >> Add Printer.

And if you Installed the Printer Driver then it should Successfully Installed!