Brother MFC-L8900CDW/MFC-L8905CDW Printer Installation on CentOS – Step-by-step

Installing Driver

4. 4. Installing Software

   Then to Install Brother Printer Driver
   First, Access the Target with:

   cd /tmp

   Eventually to Check it’s there List the contents:

   ls . | grep brprinter

   The grep Command refine the output List showing only the Entries matching the Keyword.
   Then give Execution Permission:

   chmod +x linux-brprinter-installer*

   Now to run the Installation Script play:

   sudo ./linux-brprinter-installer*

   In case of “CUPS is not installed” issue then to see How to Install it Here.

   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
   When Prompted Insert Your Brother Printer Model!br />
   
   Then the Installer will Provide Automatically to Download and Install the Printer and potentially also the Scanner Drivers…
   And when Prompted about a Device URI:

   • For a USB Connection Simply Enter “n”!/li>
   • 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