Install Brother MFC 7340 on Ubuntu 9.10

**mdgrech** · April 22nd, 2010

I managed to successfully install the Brother MFC 7340 on my Ubuntu box. I came across many discouraging posts on the forums and blogs stating that the printer was not compatible w/ Ubuntu. I'm here to tell you otherwise. Alright now lets get started...

Code:

sudo aa-complain cupsd

Code:

sudo mkdir /usr/share/cups/model

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mkdir /var/spool/lpd

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sudo apt-get install sane-utils

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sudo apt-get install psutils

Download and install the deb LPR driver from the brother website

Restart cups

Code:

sudo /etc/init.d/cups restart

& connect your printer.

Navigate to http://localhost:631/admin in your web browser. Selecte Add printer. Select Brother MFC 7340 from list. Enter the human readable name for your printer. In the next screen the 7340 is missing from the list so select 'another make/manufacture' Select the MFC 7340 from the list and add printer.

Your install should now be complete, go ahead and print a test page.

**raywood** · May 14th, 2010

This worked for me. Thanks!

I've written this up in more detail and have included a bit about making the printer work in a VMware Workstation virtual machine running Windows XP. See http://raywoodcockslatest.blogspot.c...rinter-in.html

**dakkar9999** · May 14th, 2010

Thanks!

**mdgrech** · May 14th, 2010

Awesome! I'm glad I could help others out

**quiricada** · October 22nd, 2010

thanks, it works.

**benf101** · February 1st, 2012

The instructions on this thread didn't work for me. This is what I did instead that did work: http://welcome.solutions.brother.com...ion_prn1a.html

In a nutshell:

1. download the LPR driver (http://welcome.solutions.brother.com...nload_prn.html)
2. Open terminal
3. Navigate terminal to location of LPR driver that you downloaded in step 1
4. In terminal, type: sudo dpkg -i --force-all brmfc7340lpr-2.0.2-1.i386.deb
(YOUR FILE NAME MAY DIFFER IF YOUR MODEL IS DIFFERENT)
5. In terminal, type: sudo dpkg -i --force-all cupswrapperMFC7340-2.0.2-1.i386.deb
(AGAIN, FILE NAME MAY DIFFER)
6. Make sure it's installed. In terminal type: dpkg -l | grep Brother

Go to that link for instructions on how to test out the connection.