GNU/Linux Debian Printer Brother DCP-7030/DCP-7040 Setup – Step-by-step Guide
Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Brother DCP-7030/DCP-7040 Printer/Scanner in Debian-Based GNU/Linux Desktops.
Brother has developed a Printer Driver Installer Tool for Linux that simplifies the process by automatically downloading and installing the necessary dependencies across various distributions.
Especially relevant: after the Brother Printer Driver Debian Installation to achieve the Printer Setup follow the included instructions to Add Printer!
So the Brother DCP-7030/DCP-7040 Driver Installation procedure is Valid also for:
- Kali
- Deepin
- MX Linux
- antiX
- Parrot
- Netrunner
- Voyager
- SparkyLinux
- MakuluLinux
- Elive Linux
- LMDE
- CrunchBang
- Parsix
Finally, this guide includes detailed Instructions on How to Get Started Brother Scanning on Debian.
1. Launching Terminal
Open a Terminal Shell emulator window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
2. Downloading Brother Printer Driver
Download the Brother DCP-7030/DCP-7040 Printer Driver Installer for Debian
First, Choose Driver Install Tool
Then Select the Language: English or English (China)
The Driver Installation Script is the Same for All Brother Printers!
Especially relevant: in case of Setup Issue you can Search for your Printer Model and then Grab one by one the .deb Packages and then use the Package Manager for a Local Setup.
In this case you’ll need: LPR printer driver, CUPSwrapper, Scanner driver, Scan-key-too, and Scanner Setting file.3. Extracting Brother Printer Driver
Then Extract it into /tmp
Possibly Double-Click/Right-Click on it to Open with Archive Manager:
Or from Command Line:
gunzip -c $HOME/Downloads/linux-brprinter-installer*.gz > /tmp/linux-brprinter-installer
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