Step-by-step – Brother Scanner Ubuntu 20.04 Installation Guide

December 9, 2019 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist | Filed in: Tutorial.

Setting Up

2. Getting Installation Script

Download the Brother Scanner Driver Installer for Linux

Brother Scanner .gz Installer

Brother Scanner Linux Driver Installer.

And the Installation Script is the Same for All Brother Printers!
3. Extracting Package

Double-Click on Archive Extract into /tmp

Or from Command Line:
```
gunzip -c $HOME/Downloads/linux-brprinter-installer*.gz > /tmp/linux-brprinter-installer
```
4. Setting Permissions

Give Execution Permission
```
cd /tmp
```
```
sudo chmod +x linux-brprinter-installer*
```
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
5. Installing Brother Scanner Driver

Now to Install Brother Scanner Drivers
```
sudo ./linux-brprinter-installer*
```
When Prompted Insert Your Brother Scanner Model!

Then the Installer will Provide Automatically to Download and Install the Scanner and potentially also the Scanner Drivers…
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 Scanner
  Select “Modify Scanner”
  Enter Your sudo User Name & Pass
  Select the Protocol and Continue…
  For Help see Instructions on:
  http://localhost:631/help/network.html
6. Adding Brother Scanner

Then to Add Brother Scanner
But for a Printer instead Add Printer
So Open Ubuntu Settings:

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

And Install Printer on Ubuntu Desktop
This is needed only to complete the Printer Setup

Click the ‘Add Printer’ Button:

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Step-by-step – Brother Scanner Ubuntu 20.04 Installation Guide

Setting Up

2. Getting Installation Script

3. Extracting Package

4. Setting Permissions

5. Installing Brother Scanner Driver

6. Adding Brother Scanner

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