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    Installing Brother Priners and Scanners Just Got Easier

    Brother has been great when it comes to providing GNU+Linux drivers in the past, and that continues with a new all in one "Driver Install Tool", that makes using your device with linux into a real breeze! I couldn't believe how much easier this has been than in years past when I had to install the LPR and Cups drivers, and then install the scanner drivers. The supported devices for this tool are:

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     DCP-110C, DCP-120C, DCP-130C, DCP-1400, DCP-165C, DCP-330C, DCP-350C, DCP-375CW, DCP-385C, DCP-395CN, DCP-585CW, DCP-7020, DCP-7030, DCP-7040, DCP-7060D, DCP-7065DN, DCP-8020, DCP-8025D, DCP-8040, DCP-8045D, DCP-8060, DCP-8065DN, DCP-8080DN, DCP-8085DN, DCP-8110DN, DCP-8150DN, DCP-8155DN, DCP-9040CN, DCP-9045CDN, DCP-J125, DCP-J140W, DCP-J152W, FAX-1820C, FAX-1840C, FAX-1860C, FAX-1920CN, FAX-1940CN, FAX-1960C, FAX-2440C, FAX-2480C, FAX-2580C, FAX-2820, FAX-2840, FAX-2900, FAX-2920, FAX-2940, FAX-3800, FAX-4100/FAX-4100e, FAX-4750e, FAX-5750e, HL-1230, HL-1240, HL-1250, HL-1270N, HL-1435, HL-1440, HL-1450, HL-1470N, HL-1650, HL-1670N, HL-1850, HL-1870N, HL-2040, HL-2070N, HL-2140, HL-2170W, HL-2220, HL-2230, HL-2240, HL-2240D, HL-2270DW, HL-2275DW, HL-2280DW, HL-2460, HL-2600CN, HL-2700CN, HL-3040CN, HL-3045CN, HL-3070CW, HL-3075CW, HL-3140CW, HL-3170CDW, HL-3450CN, HL-4150CDN, HL-4570CDW, HL-4570CDWT, HL-5030, HL-5040, HL-5050, HL-5070N, HL-5140, HL-5150D, HL-5170DN, HL-5240, HL-5250DN, HL-5280DW, HL-5340D, HL-5350DN, HL-5370DW/HL-5370DWT, HL-5440D, HL-5450DN, HL-5470DW, HL-5470DWT, HL-6050D, HL-6050DN, HL-6180DW, HL-6180DWT, HL-7050, HL-7050N, HL-8050N, HL-L8250CDN, HL-L8350CDW, HL-L8350CDWT, HL-L9200CDWT, HL-S7000DN, MFC-210C, MFC-230C, MFC-240C, MFC-250C, MFC-255CW, MFC-290C, MFC-295CN, MFC-3220C, MFC-3240C, MFC-3320CN, MFC-3340CN, MFC-3360C, MFC-3420C, MFC-3820CN, MFC-420CN, MFC-440CN, MFC-465CN, MFC-4800, MFC-490CW, MFC-495CW, MFC-5440CN, MFC-5460CN, MFC-5490CN, MFC-5840CN, MFC-5860CN, MFC-5890CN, MFC-5895CW, MFC-620CN, MFC-640CW, MFC-6490CW, MFC-665CW, MFC-6800, MFC-685CW, MFC-6890CDW, MFC-7220, MFC-7225N, MFC-7240, MFC-7340, MFC-7345N, MFC-7360N, MFC-7365DN, MFC-7420, MFC-7440N, MFC-7460DN, MFC-7820N, MFC-7840W, MFC-7860DW, MFC-790CW, MFC-795CW, MFC-820CW, MFC-8220, MFC-8420, MFC-8440, MFC-845CW, MFC-8460N, MFC-8480DN, MFC-8500, MFC-8510DN, MFC-8640D, MFC-8660DN, MFC-8670DN, MFC-8680DN, MFC-8690DW, MFC-8710DW, MFC-8810DW, MFC-8820D, MFC-8840D, MFC-8840DN, MFC-885CW, MFC-8860DN, MFC-8870DW, MFC-8890DW, MFC-8910DW, MFC-8950DW, MFC-8950DWT, MFC-9010CN, MFC-9120CN, MFC-9125CN, MFC-9130CW, MFC-9320CW, MFC-9325CW, MFC-9330CDW, MFC-9340CDW, MFC-9420CN, MFC-9440CN, MFC-9450CDN, MFC-9460CDN, MFC-9560CDW, MFC-9700, MFC-9800, MFC-9840CDW, MFC-990CW, MFC-9970CDW, MFC-J220, MFC-J245, MFC-J265W, MFC-J270W, MFC-J280W, MFC-J285DW, MFC-J410W, MFC-J415W, MFC-J425W, MFC-J430W, MFC-J4310DW, MFC-J4320DW, MFC-J435W, MFC-J4410DW, MFC-J4420DW, MFC-J450DW, MFC-J4510DW, MFC-J4610DW, MFC-J4620DW, MFC-J470DW, MFC-J4710DW, MFC-J475DW, MFC-J5620DW, MFC-J5720DW, MFC-J5910DW, MFC-J615W, MFC-J625DW, MFC-J630W, MFC-J650DW, MFC-J6510DW, MFC-J6520DW, MFC-J6710DW, MFC-J6720DW, MFC-J6910DW, MFC-J6920DW, MFC-J825DW, MFC-J835DW, MFC-J870DW, MFC-J875DW, MFC-L8600CDW, MFC-L8850CDW, MFC-L9550CDW
    You can find the tool at http://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadend.aspx? c=us&lang=en&prod=mfcj410w_us&os=128&dlid=dlf00689 3_000&flang=4&type3=625. Just download the tar.gz, extract it, and run the script in your terminal. It will ask you for the model number for your device, and install all of the drivers for your device. The tool is also available for .rpm based systems. I hope this serves to help people.

    ****UPDATE:****

    If you find that it does not work for some reason, it may be because the Driver Install Tool downloaded the wrong driver. First, make sure that you se;ected and installed the correct Driver Install Tool for your model and that you answer the prompts correctly. If you are sill having trouble, you can check this page: http://support.brother.com/g/s/id/li...nload_scn.html. You can use ctrl+F to search the page for your device's model, and install the drivers associated with it.
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    Re: Installing Brother Priners and Scanners Just Got Easier

    I'm new to Ubuntu having just migrated from windows XP. Following other threads I downloaded drivers for DCP-J140W but can only get it to work via USB cable. It works wirelessly with a Windows PC but not with my Ubuntu laptop. Coming from Windows I'm struggling with the Xterm command line stuff needed for installing downloaded stuff so helpful replies will need this detail please.

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    connect Brother DCP-J140W wirelessly to Ubuntu

    If we assume you have the Brother drivers installed; then if you disconnect the usb cable; and go to Printers from your systems menu; and then select the ADD button .........to add a new printer ........it should ask you if you want a network printer .....and then it should look to see what is available .. and offer you the Brother? any joy?

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    Re: Installing Brother Priners and Scanners Just Got Easier

    Quote Originally Posted by alan_martin2 View Post
    I'm new to Ubuntu having just migrated from windows XP. Following other threads I downloaded drivers for DCP-J140W but can only get it to work via USB cable. It works wirelessly with a Windows PC but not with my Ubuntu laptop. Coming from Windows I'm struggling with the Xterm command line stuff needed for installing downloaded stuff so helpful replies will need this detail please.
    • So how far have you progressed?
      • Did you download the .gz file using the link supplied in Post #1?
      • If so, were you able to extract it, and successfully execute the commands listed?
      • Using the Terminal is a super convenient method of getting things done quickly, invest the effort to learn how to use, you won't be sorry, and it's second nature after a few goes at it.

    • Good luck, and you came to the right place by the way to learn ubuntu!
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    Re: Installing Brother Priners and Scanners Just Got Easier

    Hi Guys,
    Thanks for that info. I have now got it working. I think that at my previous attempt I didn't know the device URI so responded to the prompt with No and therefore got the USB type installation.

    Forgot to ask in last post but Can I delete the files downloaded to the .Downloads directory now that my installation is complete? I assume that all downloaded files with regard to program/driver installation are moved to appropriate directories associated with the application. I did notice however that there are uninstall files in my .Download directory. It seems logical to me that the .Downloads directory should only ever be a temporary location used during download and installation.
    Last edited by howefield; October 26th, 2016 at 05:34 PM. Reason: posts combined.

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    Re: Installing Brother Priners and Scanners Just Got Easier

    Quote Originally Posted by alan_martin2 View Post
    Forgot to ask in last post but Can I delete the files downloaded to the .Downloads directory now that my installation is complete? I assume that all downloaded files with regard to program/driver installation are moved to appropriate directories associated with the application. I did notice however that there are uninstall files in my .Download directory. It seems logical to me that the .Downloads directory should only ever be a temporary location used during download and installation.
    Great, glad you've got it working. Not intending to be too picky, but there is no .Downloads directory as far as I know. Directory names that start with a . are hidden directories. They can be viewed in "Files" by hitting Ctrl-H, (see "View" in Files Menu).

    To remove unneeded files, you can use the "autoremove" command.

    Two lines of useful Terminal code:

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    sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y
    sudo apt-get autoremove
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    Re: Installing Brother Priners and Scanners Just Got Easier

    Thanks HM I should have said Download. Your reference to the auto remove command is interesting because how does it know which files are no longer needed? I have never heard of a file redundancy attribute. Does this only apply to the Download directory and assume that files which have been executed since download are no longer needed?

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    Re: Installing Brother Priners and Scanners Just Got Easier

    @alan, https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AptGet/Howto is a nice page explaining many apt commands.

    And far more detail is here: http://debian-handbook.info/browse/w...t.apt-get.html

    For apt-get autoremove, there is this:
    One of the essential functionalities of apt-get (which was initially specific to aptitude) is the tracking of packages installed only through dependencies. These packages are called “automatic”, and often include libraries for instance.
    With this information, when packages are removed, the package managers can compute a list of automatic packages that are no longer needed (because there's no “manually installed” packages depending on them). apt-get autoremove will get rid of those packages. aptitude does not have this command because it removes them automatically as soon as they are identified. Both programs include a clear message listing the affected packages.
    Last edited by vasa1; October 16th, 2014 at 01:50 PM.

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    Re: Installing Brother Priners and Scanners Just Got Easier

    Thanks vasa1 for the excellent explanation. I'll make a note of that command for future reference. On the subject of reference works, being new to Ubuntu I downloaded the Getting Started user guide but this is too high a level which would be good for something like Windows but not for a Linux system which appears to require more terminal command line knowledge. Is there a book that any of you guys would recommend? I have a Unix book but it is very difficult to use as you need to know what you are looking for. Something more functional area based would be better e.g. Display, printer, serial comms, directory management etc; with lists of common tasks and commonly used command sequences.

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    Re: Installing Brother Priners and Scanners Just Got Easier

    vasa1, I also thank you for that information, continuing to learn is so much fun.

    a few sources:
    http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Teaching/Unix/
    https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal

    Keyboard shortcuts are helpful also: Hold down the Super-Key (Windows Start Key) for several seconds, assuming you are running 14.04 Ubuntu Desktop release.
    A history of commands entered while using the Terminal can be viewed with the command:
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    history
    # The following command writes the output of 'history' command to the filename shown'  handy for studying leisurely.#
    history > Desktop/history_list.txt
    You are aware of the function that the up and down arrow keys provide while using Terminal?
    Default paste key combination in Terminal is Ctrl-shift-V

    rgrds, HM
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