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Ink_level
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ABOUT
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The program presents the ink levels of an inkjet printer in a diagram.
It takes the ink levels from a tool called 'ink' whitch you can install from Ubuntu software center.
Tool 'ink' starts from terminal by using the commands:

sudo modprobe usblp
sudo ink -p usb
sudo modprobe -r usblp

From inside program 'ink_level' we get the printer status the same way:

os.popen('sudo modprobe usblp')
os.popen('sudo ink -p usb > /tmp/level.txt')
os.popen('sudo modprobe -r usblp')

INSTALLATION
============

1. You need to have package python-tk installed from the synaptic or
   type in terminal: ~$ sudo apt-get install python-tk. 
2. Install program 'ink' from software center or 
   type in terminal ~$ sudo apt-get install ink.

3. Copy ink_level folder anywhere under /home
4. Switch printer on.
5. The Program starts from terminal with the command:
   ~$ python 'ink_level.py'
Source: Readme, updated 2013-08-21