Converting RPM packages

[Larry Hartman]

The how-to is not immensely difficult, just be prepared to spend time as your 
machine downloads and chunks numbers. 4 minutes to go until lightscribe burn 
is done.  proof is in the pudding.

Larry

On Tuesday 02 January 2007 19:04, Lokeey wrote:
> you got me hype now cause i haven't even touched my lightscribe thinking it
> wasn't possible on linux.
>
> On 1/2/07, Larry Hartman <larryhartman50 at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> > Response to my earlier post, I followed the How-to on the forum listed
> > below
> > concerning Lightscribe and am burning a label to my disc as I type....the
> > drive light is on...I think this is a go.  For me this is another issue
> > resolved in my conversion from (insert that other name brand) to
> > Kubuntu.  I
> > did not think this would be solved so quickly from when I first tried
> > Kubuntu
> > three months ago.
> >
> > On Tuesday 02 January 2007 16:56, Larry Hartman wrote:
> > > For Lightscribe on Edgy, check this thread out:
> > >
> > > http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=322829
> > >
> > > Suggests a workaround to "fool" Edgy into thinking it is Dapper for the
> > > sake of Lightscribe disks via chroot.  Has all of the instructions for
> > > installing *.rpm files as well.  I will be employing this soon for my
> >
> > Edgy
> >
> > > system to see if it works.
> > >
> > > Larry
> > >
> > > On Tuesday 02 January 2007 16:47, Grumpy wrote:
> > > > On Tuesday 02 January 2007 14:19, claydoh wrote:
> > > > > On Tuesday 02 January 2007 4:04 pm, Grumpy wrote:
> > > > > > > First off, the software will not work in Edgy, but does work in
> > > > > > > Dapper (unless they have released a newer version of the
> > > > > > > lightscribe software)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > In Konsole, cd to the directory containing the rpm files
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > i.e.:
> > > > > > > cd ~/My_RPM_dir/  ##the '~' is a shortcut /home/<your-username>
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > then issue this command :
> > > > > > > sudo alien --scripts bla-xxxx.rpm  ##substitiute the name of
> > > > > > > the rpm file here
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Then install the resulting deb files as usual:
> > > > > > > sudo dpkg -i bla-xxxx.deb
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Yeah I see what's happening I get a segfault
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Registered Linux Mangler #003
> > > > > > Some people lean from books
> > > > > > some people learn fro experience
> > > > > > and some people just keep peeing on the electric fence
> > > > > > Will Rodgers
> > > > >
> > > > > It was compiled using "older" libraries that Edgy does not use, but
> > > > > other distros may include as a "compatibility" package. The
> > > > > software did not work in Fedora Core 6 for me either. I installed
> > > > > Dapper in a dual boot on this machine just to see if it worked, and
> > > > > it did :)
> > > >
> > > > no biggie I'm dual booting Mandriva 2007 on this box
> > > >
> > > > > http://www.claydoh.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=19
> > > > >
> > > > > :D
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Registered Linux Mangler #003
> > > > Some people lean from books
> > > > some people learn fro experience
> > > > and some people just keep peeing on the electric fence
> > > > Will Rodgers
> >
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