Brother MFC-L8900CDW/MFC-L8905CDW Printer Installation in Ubuntu 20.04 – Step-by-step

GNU/Linux Ubuntu 20.04 Brother MFC-L8900CDW/MFC-L8905CDW Printer Setup – QuickStart Guide

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Brother MFC-L8900CDW/MFC-L8905CDW Printer/Scanner in Ubuntu 20.04 Focal LTS GNU/Linux Desktop.

And the Brother MFC-L8900CDW/MFC-L8905CDW Driver Ubuntu 20.04 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 guidance to Add Printer!

Moreover, this guide includes detailed Instructions on How to Get Started Scanning with Brother MFC-L8900CDW/MFC-L8905CDW on Ubuntu.

Finally, this Setup is valid for all the Ubuntu-based Distros like:

• Linux Mint
• Zorin OS
• Lubuntu
• Elementary OS
• Kde Neon
• Pop_OS!
• Xubuntu
• Linux Lite
• Bodhi
• Puppy
• Kubuntu
• LXLE
• Trisquel
• Voyager Ubuntu
• feren OS
• Peppermint
• Linux Ultimate Edition
(You may just need to Discover what’s the Parent Release)

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-L8900CDW/MFC-L8905CDW 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