I’m more of a casual/newbie Linux user and I want to know if a specific Brother model is compatible with it. For reference, it’s the HL-L2465DW monochrome laser printer.
Ask y’all’s mom!
I’m sorry. I’ll see myself out.
I had a harder time setting up a brother printer on my dad’s computer running windows than I did on my mom’s running Mint
Just ask it: Listen brother…you going to play nice with my ring?
Brother Printers have a well deserved reputation. They work. You will probably need their proprietary drivers (which you can get from their website), but after that they just work.
I know they make a .deb available, but I think there’s also a .rpm if you’re repping Redhat land.
You probably won’t need their proprietary drivers, it’ll probably just autodetect and work with CUPS without even setting it up, like my Brother DCP-L2540DW does.
I just googled that model number and “Linux support”. The first result was the Brother website for driver downloads, which does include packages for linux.
Trust me. It is.
You’re a stranger saying something on the internet, so it must be true.
Look up elsewhere about the reputation Brother has with compatibility. Personal experience: never fails. That’s their jam.
The most reliable way to know is to run Mint on a USB stick and try it.
Mine just worked. Didn’t install anything extra
It is. I haven’t checked, but it definitely is. Linux printer support is really good, and Brother laser printers are really straightforward.
I’m not familiar with Mint but couldn’t OP just boot on a liveUSB and check if it works ?
Yes this is the best way.
On Linux I’ve never had to install drivers for any printers, it comes with a “generic” driver that works for a ton of brands,
Linux (Ubuntu at least) has been more out of the box compatible with printers than any other os I’ve used
Possibly they are looking to buy a printer and don’t yet have it.
I have that or a similar model and it works fine with Mint
Maybe check here https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=453422
https://openprinting.org/printers/manufacturer/Brother
Unfortunately your model doesn’t seem to be on that list. Brother provides linux drivers for some of their models, but they tend to be a bit of a pain to get installed (I’ve got HL-3040CN). Once you get the brother drivers ready the thing just works, and I guess part of the issues I’ve had is that my model is pretty old and drivers haven’t been updated in a decade or so.
If you already have the printer just plug it in to a mint computer and you’ll soon find out.
Thanks! Gonna copy that link to my saved notes
