HOWTO:LightScribe

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Your CD writer must have the LightScribe logo. You have to use special CD-R that have the LightScribe logo.

LightScribe comes in two different packages : lightScribe and 4L. You have to download LightScribe and 4L (LaCie LightScribe Labeler).

Save them both to the desktop.

First of all, make sure rpm2targz is installed using Package Manager.

In Konsole, successively run:

cd /home/<username>/Desktop

rpm2targz lightscribe-1.14.25.1-linux-2.6-intel.rpm

rpm2targz 4L-1.0-r6.i586.rpm

Open Programs > System > "More Applications" > "File Manager – Super User Mode" and move the newly created .tar.gz files to /

Right click on each of them, and select "Extract" > "Extract Here"

To run LightScribe, type the following command line into “Run Command” (Alt-F2)

kdesu 4L-gui

You have to provide the administrator password to use LightScribe.

You can also create a link to LightScribe on your desktop.

Right click on your Desktop > "Create a new" > "Link to an application"

In the "General" tab, give a name to your link, for example LightScribe CD labeler.

In the "Application" tab, on the line named "command", write kdesu /usr/bin/4L-gui.

Validate your modifications by clicking on the OK button.

Now you can launch LightScribe with a simple click !

You have to provide the administrator password to use LightScribe.

Note that you can also attribute an icon to this specific application.

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   rpm2targz 4L-1.0-r6.i586.rpm
-Open Programs > System > More Applications > File Manager – Super User Mode
+Open Programs > System > "More Applications" > "File Manager – Super User Mode"
 and move the newly created .tar.gz files to /
-Right click each, selecting Extract>Extract Here
+Right click on each of them, and select "Extract" > "Extract Here"
 == Running LightScribe ==