Installing Driver
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2. Downloading
Download the Brother Printer Driver Installer for Linux
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. Extracting
Then Extract into /tmp
Possibly Double-Click/Right-Click on Package and Open with Archive Manager:
Or from Command Line:
gunzip -c $HOME/Downloads/linux-brprinter-installer*.gz > /tmp/linux-brprinter-installer
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4. Installing Software
Then to Install Brother Printer Driver
First, Access the Target with:cd /tmp
Eventually to Check it’s there List the contents:
ls . | grep brprinter
The grep Command refine the output List showing only the Entries matching the Keyword.
Then give Execution Permission:chmod +x linux-brprinter-installer*
Now to run the Installation Script play:
sudo ./linux-brprinter-installer*
In case of “CUPS is not installed” issue then to see How to Install it Here.
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
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…
And 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
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