Linux - NewbieThis Linux forum is for members that are new to Linux.
Just starting out and have a question?
If it is not in the man pages or the how-to's this is the place!
Notices
Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community.
You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today!
Note that registered members see fewer ads, and ContentLink is completely disabled once you log in.
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you need to reset your password, click here.
Having a problem logging in? Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies.
Get a virtual cloud desktop with the Linux distro that you want in less than five minutes with Shells! With over 10 pre-installed distros to choose from, the worry-free installation life is here! Whether you are a digital nomad or just looking for flexibility, Shells can put your Linux machine on the device that you want to use.
Exclusive for LQ members, get up to 45% off per month. Click here for more info.
I am having trouble installing cdrtools 2.00.3 because I don't know exactly what I am doing. Does it matter where I unzip the .tar.gz to? How do I use gmake.linux?
I have no idea if this is correct or not, but I'll ask since I'm also wondering how to work my CD-R in linux. Could you not just moung the CD-R drive, and copy files to it just as if you were copying files to any other directoy? I'm thinking you'll probably have to issue some sort of command to format the disc or such before you can work with it though.
But then there comes the other problem about burning direct copies of CDs and converting mp3s to wavs. Does Linux come with any sort of CD-Burning utility that can be used in X or anything like that?
afaik, just save it in your /home/user directory somewhere and then extract it (either by right clicking and picking "extract here" or using the terminal in that directory: tar -xvzf filename) once extracted, enter its directory and view the README file and the INSTALL file and go from there.
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing
Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute
content, let us know.