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Brother makes a variety of printers and multifunction devices. There is a strong commitment to Linux support, but the driver packages are offered only in .rpm or .deb format. So what does a Slackware user do? | Brother makes a variety of printers and multifunction devices. There is a strong commitment to Linux support, but the driver packages are offered only in .rpm or .deb format. So what does a Slackware user do? | ||
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to configure the scanner. | to configure the scanner. | ||
+ | <note tip>It has been reported that some Brother devices with scanning capability have the default scanning mode set to "24bit Color[Fast]" | ||