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title: Brother All-in-One Printer Installation and Setup
author: Joseph Brinkman
contributors: Steven Spencer
contributors: Steven Spencer, Ganna Zhyrnova
tested with: 9.4
tags:
- desktop
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## Introduction

Printing and scanning with an all-in-one Brother printer is possible on Linux thanks to 3rd party Brother all-in-one printer and scanner drivers.
Printing and scanning with a Brother all-in-one printer is possible on Linux thanks to third-party Brother all-in-one printer and scanner drivers.

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Procedure tested with a Brother MFC-J480DW.
The procedure was tested with a Brother MFC-J480DW.

## Prerequisites and assumptions

- Rocky 9.4 Workstation
- `sudo` privileges
- Brother all-in-one printer and scanner

This guide assumes your printer is accessible from your workstation either with a direct USB connection or LAN (Local Area Network). Connecting a printer to your LAN is outside the scope of this article.
This guide assumes your printer is accessible from your workstation with a direct USB connection or LAN (Local Area Network). Connecting a printer to your LAN is outside the scope of this article.

## Adding a printer in GNOME

1. Open ++"Settings"++
2. In the left menu click, ++"Printers"++
3. Notice the banner at the top of window that says "Unlock to Change Settings"
2. In the left menu, click ++"Printers"++
3. Notice the banner at the top of the window that says "Unlock to Change Settings"
4. Click ++"Unlock"++ and enter `sudo` credentials.
5. Click ++"Add"++

After clicking ++"Add"++, ++"Settings"++ will start scanning for printers. If your printer does not show up but you know its IP address on your local area network, enter the IP address manually. Connecting your printer to your home network is beyond the scope of this article.
After clicking ++"Add"++, ++"Settings"++ will start scanning for printers. If your printer does not show up, but you know its IP address on your local area network, enter the IP address manually. Connecting your printer to your home network is beyond the scope of this article.

A Software window launches that attempts to locate and install printer drivers. Generally, this will fail. You will need to go Brother's website to install the additional drivers.
A Software window launches that attempts to locate and install printer drivers. Generally, this will fail. You must go to Brother's website to install the additional drivers.

## Downloading and installing the drivers

[Brother Driver Installer Script Installation Instructions:](https://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadlist.aspx?&c=us&lang=en&prod=mfcj480dw_us_eu_as&os=127){target="_blank"}

1. [Download the Brother MFC-J480DW Printer driver bash script](https://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadtop.aspx?c=us&lang=en&prod=mfcj480dw_us_eu_as){target="_blank"}
2. Open a terminal window.
3. Go to the directory you downloaded the file to in the last step. e.g. `cd Downloads`
3.Go to the directory where you downloaded the file in the last step. e.g., `cd Downloads`
4. Enter this command to extract the downloaded file:

```bash
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bash linux-brprinter-installer-*.*.*-* Brother machine name
```

7. The driver installation will start. Follow the installation screen directions
7. The driver installation will start. Follow the installation screen directions.

The installation process may take some time. Wait until it is complete. Once finished, you can optionally send a test print.
The installation process may take some time. Please wait until it is complete. Once finished, you can optionally send a test print.

## Scanner support

Xsane is a scanning utility that provides a graphical user-interfacce to make scans. It has packages available from the appstream repository requiring no additional configuration.
Xsane is a scanning utility that provides a graphical user interface for scanning. It uses packages available from the appstream repository and requires no additional configuration.

```bash
sudo dnf install sane-backends sane-frontends xsane
```

The xsane GUI looks a little intimidating but doing a simple scan is straightforward. When you launch xsane a window with a button exists where you can ++"Acquire a preview"++. This will take a preview image of a scan. Once read to scan click the button ++"Start"++ in the main menu.
The Xsane GUI looks intimidating, but a simple scan is straightforward. When you launch Xsane, a window with a button exists where you can ++"Acquire a preview"++. This will take a preview image of a scan. Once ready to scan, click the button ++"Start"++ in the main menu.

For a more comprehensive xsane guide read this [article by the University of Cambridge Faculty of Mathematics](https://www.maths.cam.ac.uk/computing/printing/xsane){target="_blank"}
For a more comprehensive Xsane guide, read this [article by the University of Cambridge Faculty of Mathematics](https://www.maths.cam.ac.uk/computing/printing/xsane){target="_blank"}

## Conclusion

After installing the necessary Brother drivers and xsane you should now be able to print and scan on your all-in-one Brother printer and scanner.
After installing the necessary Brother drivers and Xsane you should now be able to print and scan on your all-in-one Brother printer and scanner.