Originally the 2020-12-04 03:57 (UTC-0500) thread subject was [15.2] yast2 brother printer setup fails but I've given up trying exclusively with YaST2, and am trying with http://localhost:631/ mostly now. YaST2 instruction remains possibly relevant, and indeed welcome. Additional data: From: <https://support.brother.com/g/b/faqend.aspx?c=us&lang=en&prod=mfc8910dw_us_as&ftype3=100257&faqid=faq00100548_000> [quote] Pre-required Procedure (1) Related distributions Debian, Ubuntu, openSUSE, Redhat Requirement Creating a symbolic link is required before the installation (superuser authorization is required to run the command) ... For Redhat based distributions and Debian base distributions greater than Ubuntu8.10, Debian5: "ln -s /etc/init.d/cups /etc/init.d/lpd" [/quote] /etc/init.d/cups does not exist, but neither does it exist on my 24/7 15.1 system, where same HL-5470DW works as expected. # ls -l /etc/init.d/ ... lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Jan 3 2016 lpd -> /etc/init.d/cups # red!!! ... -- Evolution as taught in public schools, like religion, is based on faith, not on science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/