Brother DCP-J772DW Printer Installation in Debian – Step-by-step

GNU/Linux Debian Printer Brother DCP-J772DW Setup – Step-by-step Guide

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Brother DCP-J772DW 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!

Moreover, this guide includes detailed Instructions on How to Get Started Brother Scanning on Debian.

Finally, the Brother DCP-J772DW Driver Installation procedure is Valid also for:

• Kali
• Deepin
• MX Linux
• antiX
• Parrot
• Netrunner
• Voyager
• SparkyLinux
• MakuluLinux
• Elive Linux
• LMDE
• CrunchBang
• Parsix

1. 1. Launching Terminal

   Open a Terminal Shell emulator window
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   
   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
   

2. 2. Downloading Brother Printer Driver

   Download the Brother DCP-J772DW Printer Driver Installer for Debian

   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!br /> 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. 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