Ubuntu 13.04, 13.10(final beta) get superuser authorization with the "su" command or "sudo su" command. brother printer drivers are created and optimized for 32 bit version of linux, but those can be used for 64 bit linux also. some additional steps are required. for rpm users: 1.. Open the terminal and change directories using cd to the downloads directory.. cd downloads the command prompt will change after running this command to show the new current working directory (~/downloads).list the contents of the downloads directory to show the name of the brother printer driver archive that you downloaded.. I too ended up trying to add a printer (brother hl-5470dw) in ubuntu 13.10 only to have the gutenprint driver installation hang. the solution was the installation of the lpr driver followed by the cups driver, both available from brother's website..
Brother have released an official driver for this printer - install lpr driver first, then the cupswrapper one. ia32-libs may be required for 64 bit machines. scanner also works fine using brscan3 driver ; the driver also needs activating .. Brother is registered trade marks of brother industries, ltd and its affliates in japan and in certain other countrie. all other trade marks mentioned in this documents or websites are the property of their respective owners..
