Re: k3b can't find cdrecord

From	Mark Neidorff <mark@neidorff.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: k3b can't find cdrecord
Date	2017-01-04 16:30 +0100
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On Wednesday, 12/28/16 01:00:52 PM Gary Dale wrote:
> On 28/12/16 12:34 PM, Alberto Luaces wrote:
> > Gary Dale writes:
> >> I'm running Debian/Stretch AMD64 using plasma desktop and I'm trying
> >> to burn a CD image. However when I start k3b, I get an error message
> >> "unable to find cdrecord executable" along with the suggestion that I
> >> install cdrtools. K3b refuses to burn the CD image.
> >> 
> >> There is no package cdrtools but there was libcdr-tools. Unfortunately
> >> installing that didn't help. Google was no help and neither was a
> >> search of packages.debian.org.
> >> 
> >> I realize optical media is passé these days, but I find it difficult
> >> to believe that support for burning CDs has been dropped. What do I
> >> have to do to get k3b to burn a CD?
> > 
> > You can install wodim, this is what I use and it works fine.
> 
> Had wodim installed for a long time. One thing I find strange is that
> the k3b package still refers to cdrecord instead of to wodim since it
> appears to use wodim natively (locate doesn't find a cdrecord link to
> wodim).

I think this is what you are looking for:

If you open K3b, go to the settings menu, choose "configure K3b", and then in 
the Settings - K3b screen choose "Programs" you will see how cdrecord is 
linked to wodim.  (and lots of other useful stuff)

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k3b can't find cdrecord Gary Dale <garydale@torfree.net> - 2016-12-28 18:30 +0100
  Re: k3b can't find cdrecord Gary Dale <garydale@torfree.net> - 2016-12-28 18:40 +0100
  Re: k3b can't find cdrecord Alberto Luaces <aluaces@udc.es> - 2016-12-28 18:40 +0100
    Re: k3b can't find cdrecord Gary Dale <garydale@torfree.net> - 2016-12-28 19:10 +0100
      Re: k3b can't find cdrecord Mark Neidorff <mark@neidorff.com> - 2017-01-04 16:30 +0100

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