Converting RPM packages

[Larry Hartman]

This is awesome, Linux has outdone that other software (again)!  I inserted 
the already labeled lightscribe disc back into the drive and burned another 
label onto it.  I couldn't do that before, as the lightscribe surface on the 
disc would be completely used.  Happier than a pig in fresh mud!

Larry

On Tuesday 02 January 2007 19:16, Larry Hartman wrote:
> One labeled disc!
>
> On Tuesday 02 January 2007 19:10, Larry Hartman wrote:
> > 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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