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UPDATE:

Neither of my Linux varieties found the driver, but Brother had a bash installer for Debian.
Everything works great with MX. Printer and scanner.
Thanks.

FYI, the install script burped on a couple of things, and warned about AppArmor, as follows in this part of the echo:

dpkg -x mfcj1010dwpdrv-3.5.0-1.i386.deb /
dpkg-deb: building package 'mfcj1010dwpdrv' in 'mfcj1010dwpdrv-3.5.0-1a.i386.deb'.
dpkg -b ./brother_driver_packdir mfcj1010dwpdrv-3.5.0-1a.i386.deb
dpkg -i --force-all mfcj1010dwpdrv-3.5.0-1a.i386.deb
Selecting previously unselected package mfcj1010dwpdrv:i386.
(Reading database ... 437398 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack mfcj1010dwpdrv-3.5.0-1a.i386.deb ...
Unpacking mfcj1010dwpdrv:i386 (3.5.0-1) ...
Setting up mfcj1010dwpdrv:i386 (3.5.0-1) ...
mkdir: cannot create directory ‘/var/spool/lpd/mfcj1010dw’: No such file or directory
chown: cannot access '/var/spool/lpd/mfcj1010dw': No such file or directory
chgrp: cannot access '/var/spool/lpd/mfcj1010dw': No such file or directory
chmod: cannot access '/var/spool/lpd/mfcj1010dw': No such file or directory
Restarting Common Unix Printing System: cupsd.
lpadmin -p MFCJ1010DW -E -v usb://Brother/MFC-J1010DW?serial=XXXXXXXXX -P /usr/share/cups/model/Brother/brother_mfcj1010dw_printer_en.ppd
lpadmin: Printer drivers are deprecated and will stop working in a future version of CUPS.
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The security level of AppArmor has been lowered. (aa-complain cups)
aa-complain cupsd
Setting /usr/sbin/cupsd to complain mode.

ERROR: Cache read/write disabled: interface file missing. (Kernel needs AppArmor 2.4 compatibility patch.)
Warning: unable to find a suitable fs in /proc/mounts, is it mounted?
Use --subdomainfs to override.

Will you specify the Device URI? [Y/n] ->n

Test Print? [y/N] ->n

You are going to install following packages.
brscan5-1.3.5-0.amd64.deb

For easier readability you can post code output in tags, like so: [code]output here[/code]

Hi
I have always used hp and been satisfied.
It is one of the brands that cares the most about us Linux users.

https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-imag ... ices/index

it's my opinion

Hp envy 6000 series , wireless recommended but usb if needed also .. then MX tools , package installer .. HP Printing Install ... eezy .. way to go bud

jj 5117 wrote: Fri Jul 12, 2024 9:43 pm My use case is almost never printing. Every year at tax time I replace my dried-out ink.

Even more reason NOT to opt for an inkjet printer... You named the reason there yourself. Laserjets don't dry out even if you print only once a year.

Just saying.

MadMax wrote: Sat Aug 24, 2024 4:13 pm You named the reason

I was aware of that.

MadMax wrote: Sat Aug 24, 2024 4:13 pm Laserjets don't dry out

Or rather, they work way better when they are dried out?

Thanks.

@jj 5117
No, LaserJet's don't use ink; they are laser printers, use toner, and don't ever dry out.

I that's the joke since toner is a dry powder

Oh, yeah.
Thanks, @Eadwine Rose .
I spaz around on the forum format. I looked for a button to paste it as code for a while...
I am now WAY more likely to remember the code {code}. :)

MadMax wrote: Sun Sep 01, 2024 5:24 am I that's the joke since toner is a dry powder

Yes. The phrase "keep your powder dry" has been attributed to Oliver Cromwell during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland (1649–1653) who apparently recognized that the printer is more powerful than other weapons of war. This was later paraphrased as "the pen is mightier than the sword" by Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1839 who had no understanding of how laserjet printers work and preferred handwriting his works.