[PLUG] Linux-friendly product bar code scanners

[Russell Senior]

"This acts like a keyboard input so whatever you scan is put where the
cursor is."

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LE5VV1C/

I don't have first hand experience with this, just reading what the
Interwebs are telling me.

On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 1:00 PM Keith Lofstrom <keithl at kl-ic.com> wrote:
>
> I'm downsizing my personal library, and sending a pallet
> or three of boxed books (also tapes and LPs) to the
> Internet Archive's Digital Library.  Their job will be
> easier if I provide barcodes/ISBNs for the items in
> each box.
>
> I hope to purchase a handheld, USB-connected bar code
> reader that works well with Ubuntu LTS on a laptop,
> resulting in a list of bar codes in some appropriate
> format (Openoffice spreadsheet?).
>
> Suggestions for device and open-source software?
> I'll pay extra for ease of use and reduced hassle.
>
> Keith
>
> P.S.  I'm transitioning away from Scientific Linux and
> CentOS/Redhat. Mate-Ubuntu has been the least bad of
> many candidates so far, for other reasons too complex
> to describe here.  So please, no "use my favorite
> distro instead" suggestions.
>
> --
> Keith Lofstrom          keithl at keithl.com