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You’ll need the system-config-printer package: sudo apt install -y system-config-printer cups Now read and follow the Building & Installing section of the README, and do what it says. The driver is meant for a ZiJiang ZJ-58 printer, and lives here on Github: klirichek/zj-58. If you’re not sure, try it with a small test image, and be ready by the power switch … Getting and building the driver If you have a manual for your printer, check it to see if it prints bitmaps by sending a three byte header of 29 118 48 (or 1D 76 30 in hexadecimal). (Roughly that of an Epson FX-80 for image commands, if you care.) BTHT-V6 printer — which uses a completely different command set.Sparkfun thermal printer — which now appears to be identical to the Adafruit unit, and is referred to as the “A1 ( or A2) micro panel printer” in the documentation.Adafruit Mini Thermal Receipt Printer — again, serial, so not super fast.The following should also work, but haven’t been tried: Xiamen Embedded Printer DP-EH600 — as above.“701” control board panel printer — fairly generic, decent quality printer with serial input.If they support the ESC/POS bitmap command GS v 0 on 58 mm wide paper, they should work. There are many out there, and they’re all slightly different. The hard part is working out if your thermal printer will work or not. You’ll have to build it from source, but it’s not too hard.

It also works on Ubuntu on my laptop, and should work (though untried) on Mac OS. This might be my last post on mini-printers, as I’ve found a driver that just works with CUPS on Raspberry Pi. If any manufacturer wants to see if their printer works, send me one ( I’m easy to find) for free and I’ll check it out and add it here. Update:build instructions have changed, 2019.