ENG | Linux, Brother DCP-1510 printer setup

I tried a small challenge when using LiveCD on my Windows PC.

How hard would it be to install my DCP-1510 printer in Linux? Actually, it’s surprisingly simple, but not straightforward.

# Install CUPS printing service and drivers on openSUSE, the same package names on Fedora
sudo zypper install cups printer-driver-brlaser
# Enable CUPS service
sudo systemctl enable --now cups
# This is for live distro without root password set
# sudo passwd root

• Open http://localhost:631/admin in your browser.
• Enter root and password
• Go to Printers -> Add Printer
• Select Local Printers: -> Brother DCP-1510 series, and Continue
• On next page Continue or name your printer and set location
• If you installed driver, you should see
  Make: -> Brother,
  Model: Brother DCP-1510 series, using Owl-Maintain/brlaser v6.2.7 (en, en), here select correct model and Add printer
• On the next page, click Set Printer Options, select Media Size: -> A4 and confirm

Now let’s try a test print. I used GNOME Text Editor - it almost worked, but the result was a bit weird: very little page margins and an inconsistent left border. When content overflowed the right edge, the rest continued on a second sheet. Curiously, the second paper was loaded before printing of first one finished.

Hard to say what’s to blame — printers are always weird.

Margins are hidden under Paper size -> Manage Custom Sizes. Set the width and height to A4 and add reasonable margins.

Next challenge would be using the printer over the network, also with scanner.