Installling a Driver on Linux Lite from a Zip File

[Robo_Pi]

I can't remember where I bought them from, either Amazon or more likely eBay but I do remember them delivered in an airmail package from China and wondered how a profit was made on such a cheap purchase with free post & packaging.

I wonder too.  I sometimes feel guilty and hope that I didn't support some kind of slave labor in China.  But when you want to buy a dozen or so boards you can't help but go for the best price.  I just counted, and I actually have 16 of the UNO boards.  I know I only paid $6 a piece which is rock bottom prices.  Apparently I spent $96 just on the UNO boards.  I do recall that I didn't buy them all at once.  I only bought 2 to start with.  And when they arrived and looked to be really well made and functioned perfectly I bought some more.  And then I think I had some extra cash and decided to get the rest.  I'm glad I did because those were pretty good prices and I like having a lot of them around so I don't need to take apart older projects to build new ones.  8)

I have a lot more incentive to put time and effort into programing and designing electronic circuits knowing that if I blow an UNO I'll have a rapid replacement ready to go.  I haven't blown any yet though.  I drive almost everything through opto-couplers anyway just to isolate everything.  So if a motor blows it's not going to take the UNO with it.

[Artim]

I'll give the Install Drivers a shot on my other Linux Notebook and if I remember I'll report back on whether or not that worked.

Menu Settings Lite Welcome brings it back up again.