Brother MFC-7440N/MFC-7440NR Driver Installation in Linux Mint – Step-by-step

August 18, 2021 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist.

Installing Driver

  1. 2. Downloading Brother Printer Driver

    Download the Brother MFC-7440N/MFC-7440NR Printer Driver Installer for 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!

  2. 3. Extracting Brother Printer Driver

    Then Extract it into /tmp
    Possibly Double-Click/Right-Click on it to Open with Archive Manager:

    Printer Brother MFC-7440N/MFC-7440NR Driver Mint How to Download and Install - Archive Extraction

    Or from Command Line:

    gunzip -c $HOME/Downloads/linux-brprinter-installer*.gz > /tmp/linux-brprinter-installer
  3. 4. Installing Brother MFC-7440N/MFC-7440NR Printer Driver

    Then to Install Brother Printer Drivers
    First, access the Target Folder:

    cd /tmp

    And then give Execution Permission with:

    chmod +x linux-brprinter-installer*

    If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
    Now to Install it play:

    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!
    Printer Brother MFC-7440N/MFC-7440NR Driver Mint 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:

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