Install a printer driver

[Chris Roy-Smith]

On 17/10/18 03:20, Bill wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am having problems with getting a Brother MFC-J485DW printer to work 
> with Linux.  I am using Mint - Rebeca and the Mate desktop.
> 
> I deleted the profile for my old printer and then connected the printer 
> to my computer with a USB cable.  When I turned the printer on a pop-up 
> window said that "No printer driver for Brother MFC-J485D.  (It is 
> obvious that there is some communications between the printer and the 
> computer.) I clicked on the "search" button.
> A new pop-up window that gave three choices 1. Select printer from 
> database  2. Provide PPD file and 3. Search for a printer driver to 
> download.
> When I chose 1.  I was told to use a generic text only driver   I did 
> but when I used the text only (XED) to print up a test page, nothing 
> happened.
> 
> I deleted this profile and chose search for a printer driver to 
> download.  Nothing was found.
> 
> My question is... "How do I get this printer to work?  I obviously would 
> like to use as many of the features of the printer as possible.  I hope 
> it isn't a "Windows only" printer.  If it is, is there any way to make 
> it work with Linux.
> 
> Bill Stanley
> 
> 
try the script mentioned here
https://jimsadventuresinlinux.wordpress.com/2018/04/13/brother-printer-installation-on-linux/
these instructions down load an installer script that downloads and 
installs everything, asking only a few basic questions.

Regards, Chris