Printer Brother DCP-8085DND Driver Ubuntu 18.04 How to Download and Install

Brother DCP-8085DND Driver Ubuntu 18.04 Setup

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Brother DCP-8085DND Driver for Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic LTS GNU/Linux Desktop.

And the Brother DCP-8085DND Driver Ubuntu 18.04 Installation 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 Terminal Shell emulator window
   Ctrl+Alt+t on Desktop
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

2. Download the Brother DCP-8085DND 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!

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. Then Open Ubuntu Settings:

   

   Simply Hit Cmd/Win and Search for ‘Settings’.

7. And Install Printer in Ubuntu Desktop

   

   Click the ‘Add Printer’ Button:

   

   Then Browse to “Install PPD File” Driver.

   How to Find Printer PPD File Location on Ubuntu

   GNU/Linux Ubuntu PPD File Location

   How to Find PPD File Location on Ubuntu GNU/Linux

   Or otherwise Search in the “Printers Driver Database”.