Polono PL60 Label Printer on Ubuntu/Linux Mint


Very smooth setup.

Plug in usb and power. Kernel recognized the usb device but no drivers were present.

Head over to

https://www.polono.com/pages/driver-user-manual

Then grab the linux drivers for the PL60.

If it doesn’t work, you can grab my local backup copy polono_pl60_label_printer_linux_driver_v1.2.0.tar.gz

tar xzf polono_pl60_label_printer_linux_driver_v1.2.0.tar.gz

cd polono_pl60_label_printer_linux_driver_v1.2.0

sudo ./install.sh

Unplug and replug the usb and you should be good to go. They include a test 4×6 pdf to print.

You can do that via the Print menu or on the cmd line using the CUPS printer name and the PDF:

lp -d PL60 sample.pdf

NOTE! The printer arrives with about 10 sample labels. My test print, stuff was cut off on the right side. I measured and the silly thing is only 3 3/4″ wide, not 4″. The extra 1000 fan fold labels I ordered were indeed 4″ but the samples were not. Just in case you run into the same thing…

Update:

This printer sucks. Faded and inconsistent prints and the next day the Polono-brand labels were peeling off. Serves me right for once again trusting garbage amazonian products.