Ubuntu Version:
Example: 22.04 LTS, 24.04, 25.10, 26.04 etc.
Desktop Environment (if applicable):
Example: GNOME, KDE Plasma, XFCE, Budgie, etc.
Problem Description:
Libsane has been replaced by libsane1 so Brother’s install script fails.
Before running the install script ( linux-brprinter-installer-2.2.6-0 for instance) from Brother’s website do this:
mkdir /var/spool/lpd
install this:
apt-get install lib32z1 curl libsane1
Then open the installer file with a suitable editor that allows “search/find and replace” such as l3afpad and replace all instances of libsane with libsane1.
Then run the installer.
After a successful install, if you are Europe/UK based and use A4 instead of Letter, modify the two files in /usr/local/Brother/printer/”model of your printer”/inf
brmfc885cwfunc
and
brmfc885cwrc changing the “Letter” to A4.
This stops the top of the page being cut off on A4 paper.
There are other posts that resolve some issues but not all.