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- robdiggity, on 10/12/2007, -8/+88# emerge k3b -v
- lilxvietxboi, on 10/12/2007, -8/+60why?
sudo apt-get install k3b
or
sudo apt-get install gnomebaker - antiNeo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+51Is it just me or are those Windows XP style icons in a Linux app creepy?
- lilxvietxboi, on 10/12/2007, -4/+43Haroldx,
but there is a large ubuntu/debian population on digg. hence almost every article titled 'top 10 ... w/ ubuntu' gets dugg like crazy.
otherwise..
yum install k3b-stable
yum install gnomebaker
or
emerge k3b
emerge gnomebaker
or
pacman -Sy k3b k3b-i18n
pacman -Sy gnomebaker
or
wget http://superb-west.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/k3b/k3b-1.0.1.tar.bz2
tar xfj k3b-1.0.1.tar.bz2
cd k3b-1.0.1
./configure
make
su make install (or sudo)
wget http://superb-east.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/gnomebaker/gnomebaker-0.6.1.tar.gz
tar xfz gnomebaker-0.6.1.tar.gz
cd gnomebaker-0.6.1
./configure
make
su make install (or sudo)
happy? - baalzebub, on 10/12/2007, -14/+52k3b is much better besides nero stole its gui frontend from gtoaster or gcombust (one of those gnome burner apps)
- estvir, on 10/12/2007, -5/+42Looks EXACTLY like the Windows version but with some Gnome styling and the Windows version is how many years old ?
- fkr3, on 10/12/2007, -9/+46Releasing software for linux doesn't mean you have to release the source code. It's not like you actually need the source code to use the program either, which is all the vasty overwhelming majority of people wish to do with software.
Since they're going to charge $20 for it I doubt they'll be giving the source away.
'Free' is a luxury a lot of companies can't afford. Even the ones who can have to rely on sugar daddies or beg for sponsorship/spare change. - Herolint, on 10/12/2007, -3/+37You can legally play HD DVDs on Linux. Just not protected HD DVDs.
- mickstephenson, on 10/12/2007, -1/+33Nero has been releasing on linux for ages, this is just a new version
- lazyrussian, on 10/12/2007, -5/+36K3B Forever! Software isn't bloated and it's Free and Open Source and makes KDE that much more appealing :)
- sshguy, on 10/12/2007, -5/+36They don't get that Linux users don't want to pay for software when there are better programs for a lower price. Why bother with Nero?
- strabes, on 10/12/2007, -7/+27Closed source CD burning software for linux for $20. No thanks. I'll take open source k3b for $0. Who is actually going to buy this?
- ggbs, on 10/12/2007, -17/+35did they release the source code?
- mickstephenson, on 10/12/2007, -2/+18I for one am happy that we can get proprietary software on linux, i wont use nero on linux, but If adobe would release a linux version of photoshop it would take away the windows zealots best argument against linux.
its all about choice, and the program looks pretty good, not worth paying for, but still. good job on nero for leading the way - schestowitz, on 10/12/2007, -9/+25The only advantage they offer (over say... K3B) is HD DVD, which basically is something that cannot be (legally) played in Linux. At least they offer feature parity wrt Windows, which shows that GNU/Linux has come a long way.
- Mejogid, on 10/12/2007, -2/+18I wish they'd just make a few Tango styled icons and inherit the rest from GTK, so it actually looked like it belonged on a linux desktop.. It's things like this that make the linux version feel unpolished and like an after thought to the windows app.
- xJVz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13Apparently you've never dealt with the drama that is the original cdrecord author. The current hot fork of cdrecord is cdrkit by Debian. There is also dvdrtools.
In short, cdrecord is not free software anymore. - Snarfy, on 10/12/2007, -9/+21I moved to Linux to get -away- from proprietary ***** applications, thanks.
- WiseWeasel, on 10/12/2007, -5/+16Maybe the level of service and support is worth the cost? Maybe they feel the features and functionality provided are worth the price they're asking, and want to reward the developer and help ensure continued development? What makes you dismiss capitalism so easily? It seems to work out OK, and the free alternatives just make the commercial projects work that much harder at providing value... Let them put out a product, and we'll let the market decide if it sticks.
- bigtomrodney, on 10/12/2007, -2/+12@wiseweasel
While that may be in this case K3b is one of the finest burning apps you'll find on any platform. There just isn't a market short of fooling people into believing that Nero is somehow magically better. The fact is it doesn't have an edge, and because K3b is open source it will always be possible to have a package available for your distro, not just when the distributor feels like it. - bigtomrodney, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11sudo dpkg -i http://ftp3.use.nero.com/software/NeroLINUX/nerolinux-3.0.0.0-beta-x86.deb
- praveenmarkandu, on 10/12/2007, -8/+16k3b FTW!!!
- estvir, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7arrenlex, technical support isn't provided for the beta but you also aren't charged for it.
Clue ? - jer2eydevil88, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6It is an afterthought, if it was their flagship product then it would be plastered all over their homepage like the Windows edition is... I wouldn't doubt that they started off losing money on developing this... by now if they have managed to convince vendors to bundle it with OEM Linux installs then maybe they are just about breaking even and managing to enter a new market, which wouldn't be a bad thing for growth and expansion of the brand....
- imerlin, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9I don't really see any reason to get a commercial application while there are already pretty good burning solutions for both Gnome (nautilus-cd-burner) and KDE environments (k3b).
Besides I feel that Nero has gone down hill since I originally tried it. It kicked easy-cd-creators ass in the beginning because it was easier and not as bloated. Now Nero is just as bad.
Simplicity for teh win! - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -12/+18Uh, familiarity? Those moving from WinXP/Vista to Linux will have an easier time with applications that have familiar layouts.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -8/+14not nearly as sad as some Mac users.
- jer2eydevil88, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Why do fanatics think paying for software is *****? Not everyone can live on a commune and eat for free, yeah it'd be nice if they GPL'd the source and still sold it in binary for most others but common we don't expect the world to change overnight!
- WiseWeasel, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6AdobeOS? No thanks. And you thought Microsoft was evil... (I kid, but seriously, I would not trust Adobe with all my personal data).
- jer2eydevil88, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7Why people digg down others who have valid points but aren't in agreement with the majority of users is beyond me. Can we not have intelligent discussion on even Linux software?
There are lots of users migrating from Windows who are familar with certain applications, they are also familar with being able to call a number for technical support. You and I being elitist geeks turn a blind eye to the sheer number of people who still associate Internet Explorer with being the actual "internet" on a computer. Giving people a comfort zone is not a bad thing, and $20.00 for good software is not a bad price! Paying for software is not a bad thing at all, now if they were to just release it under the GPL then it would be perfect and no one would have room to complain. - AICkieran, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6wget http://ftp3.use.nero.com/software/NeroLINUX/nerolinux-3.0.0.0-beta-x86.deb
sudo dpkg -i nerolinux-3.0.0.0-beta-x86.deb
That was difficult. - azazel00, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I think it's great to see commercial companies giving linux a shot.
Whether I choose to use Nero or another Open Source solution is not the point. - Lorian, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7Well the Linux version isn't bloated.
Yet... - WiseWeasel, on 10/12/2007, -9/+12If Linux is to go mainstream, users are going to have to get over their hostility towards commercial software. Like it or not, commercial software development gets things done, and it makes the business and consumer world go round. There will always be free software projects for the most common tasks, but that doesn't mean there aren't many opportunities for commercial niches to succeed. As the Linux user base grows, commercial products will find more and more success, and will become increasingly prevalent. Spare us your shock and outrage each time another one is put on the market.
- silkodyssey, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I am not interested in this since k3b works fine for me and I have no need for burning hd-dvds but I am pleased that the company considers it worthwhile to produce software for linux. I think this is a good step that hopefully others will follow.
- marcuschi, on 10/12/2007, -7/+10i can't read titles.. what is this about?
- sanguinemoon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3@all these people complaining that Nero is not FOSS, still installing proprietary codecs and using Envy to install your Nvidia driver on Ubuntu?
- moschops, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I know how it goes... download the beta for free, test it for us and then pay for the commercial release...
But, even though I wont use it (why bother, CD burning in Linux is so easy) I think its great that companies like Nero are releasing Linux versions. More power to them - don't forget there are plenty of people who will pay money for software even when they don't have to (as Microsoft know all to well).
I was thinking that maybe Nero was another company that got to Linux support via supporting Mac but I don't see anything about Mac support on their site. Maybe it's just because they are European and non-Microsoft solutions have stronger support over there. - aaroncampbell, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Does this one finally have lightscribe support? I'd happily pay $20 for that.
- nfvs, on 08/30/2008, -5/+7I don't know about you, but I like to get my pussy just like my software: free and open (source).
- arrenlex, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4@WiseWeasel: "Maybe the level of service and support is worth the cost?"
You didn't read RTFA, did you. "Technical support for Nero Linux 3 beta is not provided by Nero. For technical questions, please visit the CDFreak Linux forum." - orb9220, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Well as I may agree nero has a long way to go.
K3b is Not! the be all to end all either.
I have a highly acclaimed Nec 3551a which is a very popular drive in the cdfreaks forums. And all my windows programs work flawless.
But for some strange reason it says it is burning 16x when actual shows 4x and a dvd takes like 16mins to burn,
While I love linux OS some of the apps are still like children compared to windows apps.
Example to convert .avi to finished DVD format is like a 6-7 step process with half a dozen different programs. In windows I run winavi 4 clicks and so and 90 mins later a finished dvd.
Have to run dvdshrink and dvdecrypter in wine to get the power I need like custom compression settings,start and end points,replace intro's,etc...
And in the Graphics area is just as sparse apps allways seem immature and lacking features.
Can't wait for these apps to mature and grow up like there windows counterparts.
- EnterDaMatrix, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4Nero has HD DVD and I can select my cds to be gapless. Otherwise you are correct.
- ilikejam, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5CLI burning tools for the win.
http://bashburn.sourceforge.net/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/multiburn/ - generalloy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2"I wish they'd just make a few Tango styled icons and inherit the rest from GTK, so it actually looked like it belonged on a linux desktop.. It's things like this that make the linux version feel unpolished and like an after thought to the windows app."
I agree...Tango was designed specifically for the purpose of looking good on a Mac, Linux and Windows. Maybe someone can write to Nero to explain this... - dosterm, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2The only interesting thing about this would be if it included the Nero AAC encoder. Anybody know if it does? (can't tell from the website)
- sgstarling, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Randall said:
"apt-get is for loosers better off with yum or swaret."
Only a real loser would spell 'loosers'. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!! - generalloy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1"But, even though I wont use it (why bother, CD burning in Linux is so easy) I think its great that companies like Nero are releasing Linux versions. More power to them - don't forget there are plenty of people who will pay money for software even when they don't have to (as Microsoft know all to well)."
I agree, I think it's great that Nero is supporting Linux, esp. with this support for HD-DVD which Linux burning progs don't have yet. Someone upthread said that they may also have gotten some deals with OEMs who may be installing Linux. - bobbob1016, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Last time I installed Nero, it wanted to install about 10 or so other things that had nothing to do with CD burning. It wanted to install "Nero Showtime" or something, which from what I read was a media sharing program, that shared to other Nero computers. It also wanted to be my video player. I can't remember the other things, but that is the last time I'm installing Nero on anything apart from a virtual-machine, if I get a .cue file or something, because after Nero infects a VM, I can just delete the VM. I used to love Nero, and I had it on all my machines, but now with all this bloat, I'm not letting it anywhere near my house.
- kelvie, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2@omarciddo
"Er...how exactly do you steal open source?"
By not releasing the souce code. -
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