GNU/Linux Fedora Printer Brother MFC-L8900CDW/MFC-L8905CDW Setup – Step-by-step Guide
Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Brother MFC-L8900CDW/MFC-L8905CDW Printer/Scanner in Fedora, Mageia, and SUSE GNU/Linux 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 Fedora Installation to achieve the Printer Setup follow the included instructions to Add Printer!
So the Brother MFC-L8900CDW/MFC-L8905CDW Driver Installation procedure is Valid also for:
- openSUSE
- Mageia
- OpenMandriva
- ROSA
- Nobara
- Quebe OS
- Ultramarine
- risiOS
Finally, this guide includes detailed Instructions on How to Get Started Brother Scanning on Fedora.
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 MFC-L8900CDW/MFC-L8905CDW Printer Driver Installer for Fedora
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 .rpm 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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