Install Brother P-Touch QL-500 / QL-550 / QL-560 / QL-570 under Ubuntu

sudo su
 
[ ! -d /usr/share/cups/model ] && mkdir /var/spool/lpd
[ ! -d /usr/share/cups/model ] && mkdir /usr/share/cups/model
#ln -s /etc/init.d/cups /etc/init.d/cupsys
 
# create outdated cupsys init script
cat <<EOF> /etc/init.d/cupsys
#!/bin/bash
 
/etc/init.d/cups \$@
EOF
chmod a+x /etc/init.d/cupsys
 
cat <<EOF> /var/lib/dpkg/info/ql570cupswrapper.list
./
./usr/
./usr/local/
./usr/local/Brother/
./usr/local/Brother/PTouch/
./usr/local/Brother/PTouch/ql570/
./usr/local/Brother/PTouch/ql570/cupswrapper/
./usr/local/Brother/PTouch/ql570/cupswrapper/cupswrapperql570pt1
./usr/local/Brother/PTouch/ql570/cupswrapper/brcupsconfpt1
EOF
 
mkdir -p /var/spool/lpd/ql570
 
wget -q https://download.brother.com/welcome/dlfp002168/ql550lpr-1.0.1-0.i386.deb -P /tmp
dpkg -i --force-all /tmp/ql5*lpr-*.i386.deb
 
wget -q https://download.brother.com/welcome/dlfp002171/ql550cupswrapper-1.0.1-0.i386.deb -P /tmp
dpkg -i --force-all /tmp/ql5*cupswrapper-*.i386.deb
 
# connect and power-on the printer
 
# delete default printer
lpadmin -x QL-570
 
# create new printer (example for QL-500)
lpadmin -p Brother_P-Touch -E -v usb://Brother/QL-500 -P /usr/share/cups/model/Brother/brother_ql550_printer_en.ppd \
  -o BrPriority=BrQuality \
  -o PageSize=29x90 \
  -o PageRegion=29x90 \
  -o ImageableArea=29x90 \
  -o PaperDimension=29x90

lpadmin -x QL-500
#lpadmin -p Brother_QL-500 -E -v usb://Brother/QL-500 -P /usr/share/cups/model/brql500.ppd
 
lpadmin -p Brother_38x90 -v socket://PRINTSERVER_IP:9100 -E -P /usr/share/cups/model/Brother/brother_ql570_printer_en.ppd -o PageSize=38x90 -o PageRegion=38x90 -o ImageableArea=38x90 -o PaperDimension=38x90

lpadmin -p Brother_38x90 -v usb://Brother/QL-500 -E -P /usr/share/cups/model/Brother/brother_ql570_printer_en.ppd -o PageSize=38x90 -o PageRegion=38x90 -o ImageableArea=38x90 -o PaperDimension=38x90 -o BrPriority=BrQuality -o orientation-requested-default=4

sudo apt-get install -y psutils