Update: Two very kind users have repackaged the driver for Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala. The old package is still available below, but the new one is here: starcupsdrv_2.3.0-1ubuntu1_i386.deb Old driver Finally! After very popular demand, I’ve managed to post starcupsdrv_2.3.0-0ubuntu1_i386.deb just for you! Since WordPress is not nice about uploading .deb files, I’ve put it [...]

Following up on my post about installing a receipt printer on Ubuntu, I mentioned that I would post my experiences setting up a Ubuntu repository. Most of the documentation out there only covers setting up a repo on your own local machine, for your own local use only. On top of that, the docs vary [...]

So for one of my clients, I’m setting up a Ubuntu-based Point-of-Sale (POS) system. Part of the headache of getting this going (on top of actually building an interface) is getting the receipt printer to work. One of my biggest pet peeves is manufacturers who provide “Linux drivers” but only pre-compiled binaries for crap like [...]