Silhouette

Quick Directions for Ubuntu:

You need the latest version of the python USB library. Check here [[1]].

Go to the download directory and install the new package:

• sudo pip install pyusb-1.0.0b2.tar.gz

NOTE: If you don't have pip installed, you can install it with apt-get:

• sudo apt-get install python-pip

Go to github and download the repository: [[2]] Go to the folder and run the following commands:

• sudo python setup.py build && sudo python setup.py install

Move files from the repository to your inkscape extensions directory:

• sudo cp sendto_silhouette.* /usr/share/inkscape/extensions/
• sudo cp -R silhouette /usr/share/inkscape/extensions/

The silhouette pretends to be a printer. To be able to send commands directly to the machine, you need to add yourself to the "lp" group. add yourself to the "lp" group:

• usermod -G lp -a <your user name>

You'll need to log out and log in for the group settings to take effect. At this point, you can open up inkscape and run the silhouette.