Brother DCP-387C Driver Linux Mint 18 How to Download and Install

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

Brother DCP-387C Driver Linux Mint 18 Setup

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Brother DCP-387C Driver in Linux Mint 18 LTS GNU/Linux Desktop.

And to Install Brother DCP-387C Printer in Linux Mint 18 it’s Easy with the Linux Driver Setup Tool.

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

Brother DCP-387C Driver Linux Mint 18 How to Download and Install - Featured
  1. Open a Shell Terminal emulator window
    (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

    Brother DCP-387C Driver Linux Mint 18 How to Download and Install - Open Terminal
  2. Download the Brother DCP-387C Printer Driver Installer for Linux Mint

    Brother Printer .gz 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

    Brother DCP-387C Driver Linux Mint 18 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
    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!
    Brother DCP-387C Driver Linux Mint 18 How to Download and Install - Terminal
    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:

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

    Brother DCP-387C Driver Linux Mint 18 How to Download and Install - Device Manager

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

    Brother DCP-387C Driver Linux Mint 18 How to Download and Install - Device Manager


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