With that, you can install not only the printer driver, but also (for a multifunctional printer) the scanner driver.ģ. Installing the driver manually isn't very difficult either, because Brother has issued a generic install script for that: the Driver Install Tool. In Linux Mint this has changed: you'll see asterisks when you type. Please note that in Ubuntu the password will remain invisible, not even asterisks will show when you type it, which is normal.

Copy/paste the following command line into the terminal: (You can launch a terminal window like this: *Click*)ī. So in order to try a driver instead, you first need to remove IPP support from your computer. Is your printer/scanner not working (well)? The default driverless IPP takes priority as long as it’s installed drivers won’t be used. But sometimes you've got to do the following, in order to get your printer/scanner to work (properly):ġ. No drivers are needed installed drivers are not being used. Communication with the printer/scanner is being done through a standard protocol called IPP. Printers and scanners are detected and added automatically. Starting with version 21, Linux Mint features driverless printing and scanning.

Then turn on your printer.ĭefault: driverless printing/scanning with IPP You can apply this how-to:Ĭonnect your printer to your computer by means of a USB cable (even when you intend to use it as a network printer later on: for initial installation a USB cable is often needed). This how-to is possibly outdated and may therefore be useless in Mint 21.x.Ī Brother printer is easily installable in Linux Mint.

How to install brother printer