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show me please how to install brother mfc-j4420dw on Ubuntu 14.04, thank you! i tried to open the cd but it showed me an error. and i didn't understand the guide on their website.

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  • You should add error in this question – BeGood Nov 26 '15 at 18:35
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    You may find this helpful: https://askubuntu.com/questions/636363/how-do-i-install-proprietary-drivers-for-my-brother-all-in-one-printer-scanner-f – Takkat Nov 26 '15 at 21:00

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You may be able to get away with doing the following:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install brother-cups* brother-lpr*

If these packages are not available, you need to enable the universe/multiverse repositories.

The above should install the following packages plus dependencies:

brother-cups-wrapper-ac - Cups Wrapper drivers for ac brother printers
brother-cups-wrapper-bh7 - Cups Wrapper drivers for bh7 brother printers
brother-cups-wrapper-common - Common files for Brother cups wrapper packages
brother-cups-wrapper-extra - Cups Wrapper drivers for extra brother printers
brother-cups-wrapper-laser - Cups Wrapper drivers for laser brother printers
brother-cups-wrapper-laser1 - Cups Wrapper drivers for laser1 brother printers
brother-cups-wrapper-mfc9420cn - Cups Wrapper drivers for mfc9420cn brother printers
brother-lpr-drivers-ac - LPR drivers for ac brother printers
brother-lpr-drivers-bh7 - LPR drivers for bh7 brother printers
brother-lpr-drivers-common - Common files for brother-lpr-drivers packages
brother-lpr-drivers-extra - LPR drivers for extra brother printers
brother-lpr-drivers-laser - LPR drivers for laser brother printers
brother-lpr-drivers-laser1 - LPR drivers for laser1 brother printers
brother-lpr-drivers-mfc9420cn - LPR driver for mfc9420cn brother printer

Otherwise, contact Brother support by telephone and have them walk you through the process. You will need to install the linux "deb" versions and not the "rpm" ones.

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