HOWTO:LightScribe
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Hardware pre-requisites
Your CD writer must have the LightScribe logo. You have to use special CD-R that have the LightScribe logo.
Download
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.
Installation
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"
Running LightScribe
In Konsole
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.
With the mouse
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.
Creating your labels
You can create your own CD labels with GIMP, which is available via the package manager.
For example, paul.roberts20 has created these : http://www.box.net/shared/jr7dfkel02
