Brother MFC-J8850CDW Printer Ubuntu 18.04 Installation – Step-by-step

GNU/Linux Ubuntu 18.04 Brother MFC-J8850CDW Printer Setup – QuickStart Guide

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Brother MFC-J8850CDW Printer/Scanner in Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic LTS GNU/Linux Desktop.

And the Brother MFC-J8850CDW Driver Ubuntu 18.04 Installation it’s Easy with the Linux Driver Setup Tool.

So just follow the detailed instructions to Download and Run the Brother Driver Installation Script.

Especially relevant: after the Brother Printer Driver Ubuntu Installation to achieve the Printer Setup follow the included instructions to Add Printer!

Finally, this guide includes detailed Instructions on How to Get Started Scanning with Brother MFC-J8850CDW on Ubuntu.

1. 1. Launching Terminal

   Open a Terminal Shell emulator window
   Ctrl+Alt+t on Desktop
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   
   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
   

2. 2. Downloading Brother Printer Driver

   Download the Brother MFC-J8850CDW 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!/li>

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