GNU/Linux Mint Printer Brother MFC-J615W Setup – Step-by-step Guide
Hi! This tutorial shows you step-by-step how to install Brother MFC-J615W Printer/Scanner on Mint GNU/Linux 17.x/18.x/19.x/20.x/21.x/22.x 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 Mint installation, follow the included instructions to add your printer!
Finally, this guide includes detailed instructions on how to get started with Brother scanning on Mint.
1. Launching Terminal
Open a Terminal shell emulator window.
(Press “Enter” to execute commands)In case you need it, see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
2. Downloading Brother Printer Driver
Download the Brother MFC-J615W Printer Driver Installer for Mint
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. Extracting Brother Printer Driver
Extract it into /tmp
Possibly double-click or right-click on it to open with Archive Manager:
Or from the command line:
gunzip -c $HOME/Downloads/linux-brprinter-installer*.gz > /tmp/linux-brprinter-installer
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