Brother HL-2270DW Ubuntu 23.04 Driver Installation – Step-by-step

Installing Driver

2. 2. Downloading Brother Printer Driver

   Download the Brother HL-2270DW Printer Driver Installer for Ubuntu

   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!

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

4. 4. Installing Brother HL-2270DW 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!

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:

• 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