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Grogster Admin Group  Joined: 31/12/2012 Location: New ZealandPosts: 9610 |
Hi all.  I needed a CD/DVD burning/imaging application, so I did a quick search, and came back with K3B. Surprisingly, all I had to do to install this, was open a terminal in Linux, and then paste the command from the link above: sudo apt-get install k3b Press ENTER. Enter in my password. Done. I mean....REALLY done. No need for multiple program install windows with lots of 'Are you REALLY sure you ACTUALLY...REALLY want to install this software??!?!??!!' A-la windoze.... Just....done! There was even an icon installed in the Linux Mint 'START' menu for me, so it is dead easy to find and run. Can ALL Linux applications be that simple?! (rhetorical) I have used this application to image several CD's into .iso files, so that I can load into the virtual CD drive via VirtualBox to any MS Virtual Machines I create. Kinda enjoying this voyage.... Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops! |
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| Volhout Guru  Joined: 05/03/2018 Location: NetherlandsPosts: 5089 |
Hi Grogster, I see you are beginning to like Linux. If you use an Ubuntu derivative (like Mint) there is even a graphical installer. But the "sudo apt-get install ****" typically works, even for programs (apps) that are not in the graphical installer. b.t.w. Ubuntu uses the Debian system. I think Debian has the same way of installing. Behind the scenes.... Ubuntu compiles each of many programs against the current Ubuntu release, and have a repository of the program for earlier releases. So the apt-get searches for the version that matches your version of Ubuntu. It only get's tricky when you want to install a program that has not been pre-compiled against your version. Then you are thrown into the deep. And it really get's tricky if this software has been written for a different compiler version. You may even have to change the source code, before compilation succeeds. I try to stay away from that.... Welcome to the world of Linux... Volhout PicomiteVGA PETSCII ROBOTS |
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| JohnS Guru Joined: 18/11/2011 Location: United KingdomPosts: 4044 |
True... but often you can get away with (download the source) extract it (often, tar xvzf fileyougot but you may need xvjf) cd (where it went) ./configure make sudo make install John |
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