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I am hoping someone can help me. I am a former Microsoft user who has, in the last few weeks, installed Linux Ubuntu 16.04 on both a desktop (32 bit) and a laptop (64 bit). I have a Brother MFC-J430W printer that both computers need to connect to via network.

I have been researching for days. I have tried the advice in this article: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1999216

...but it is way too advanced for me.

I have tried the advice in this article:
http://tutorialforlinux.com/2015/06/20/how-to-install-brother-mfc-j430w-printer-drivers-quickstart-scanning-on-ubuntu-linux-gnu-easy-guide/ ...but it did not work. These steps never even took me to an install.

None of the other threads have been easy enough for me to understand. I need to stress again, I am a NEW USER. I didn't even know what the "terminal" was until I spoke to a local tech guy in our area. He is even unable to help me accomplish this.

I have been to the Brother website but it is like reading Greek. I don't even know whether I want the (rpm) or (deb) file. I do not know what a "CUPS" file is, or what an "LDR" is. I am sure you get the picture.

I need step-by-step instructions that assume little, if any, knowledge of the inner workings of Ubuntu. I can follow instructions if they are detailed. I know how to get to my terminal, but that's about it! I bought a book on how to use the terminal in Linux, but it is way beyond me! I have never done anything related to command prompts in my computer use history.

Thanks so much for your help. It is very appreciated! 

root@Paul-Inspiron:/home/paul/Downloads# chmod 755 linux-brprinter-installer-2.0.0-1 
root@Paul-Inspiron:/home/paul/Downloads# ^C 
root@Paul-Inspiron:/home/paul/Downloads# bash linux-brprinter-installer
Brother MFC-J430W Driver-packages cannot be found. 
Confirm the model name.
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  • Ubuntu uses .DEB.
  • CUPS is the printer server.
  • LPR (not LDR) is a command that prints files.

I need step-by-step instructions that assume little, if any, knowledge of the inner workings of Ubuntu.

The link seems pretty clear.

  • download the file from the site named "Driver Install Tool". Save it in the "~/Downloads` directory.
  • open a terminal (press the super key, search for terminal and execute it. You will see a screen with a $ in it and a prompt). Type cd ~/Downloads.

  • make it executable:

    $ls -ltr
-r-------- 1 rinzwind rinzwind 92056 jun 20 20:50 linux-brprinter-installer-2.0.0-1
$ chmod 755 linux-brprinter-installer-2.0.0-1 
$ ls -ltr
-rwxr-xr-x 1 rinzwind rinzwind 92056 jun 20 20:50 linux-brprinter-installer-2.0.0-1

  • Execute it with sudo ./linux-brprinter-installer-2.0.0-1 and follow the onscreen questions (the script is a text file and seems to look for an installation of cups and some other things, it also asks for model name).

edit:

$ sudo ./linux-brprinter-installer-2.0.0-1  
[sudo] password for rinzwind: 
Input model name ->

Your model name should be MFX-J430W

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