Comment 12 for bug 481536

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Not Janet (u-need-xmpp+launchpad) wrote :

workaround_1, not requiring compile form source

https://launchpad.net/~brandonsnider/+archive/cdrtools

cd /usr/bin
sudo rm wodim
sudo rm genisoimage
sudo rm readom

sudo ln -s cdrecord wodim
sudo ln -s mkisofs genisoimage
sudo ln -s readcd readom

workaround_2 via IgnorantGuru https://launchpad.net/~ignorantguru

# Open a terminal window (try CTRL+ALT+T) and enter
# the following commands

# install compiler tools
sudo apt-get install build-essential

# Make sure you're in the home folder
cd ~

# Make a working folder and change to it
mkdir cdrtools
cd cdrtools

# Download latest cdrtools from http://cdrecord.berlios.de/private/linux-dist.html
wget ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/cdrecord/alpha/cdrtools-beta.tar.gz

# Unpack
tar xzf cdrtools-beta.tar.gz

# CD to the directory cdrtools is in.
cd cdrtools-2.01.01

# Compile and install
make
sudo make install

# Files are installed to /opt/schily
# (you may want to change their ownership to root:root)
sudo chown root:root /opt/schily/bin/*

# Move the following files (some will be links) from /usr/bin to a junk folder...
sudo mkdir /opt/schily/replacedfiles
sudo mv /usr/bin/cdrecord /opt/schily/replacedfiles
sudo mv /usr/bin/genisoimage /opt/schily/replacedfiles
sudo mv /usr/bin/mkisofs /opt/schily/replacedfiles
sudo mv /usr/bin/readom /opt/schily/replacedfiles
sudo mv /usr/bin/wodim /opt/schily/replacedfiles

# Create links:
sudo ln -s /opt/schily/bin/cdrecord /usr/bin/cdrecord
sudo ln -s /opt/schily/bin/mkisofs /usr/bin/genisoimage
sudo ln -s /opt/schily/bin/mkisofs /usr/bin/mkisofs
sudo ln -s /opt/schily/bin/readcd /usr/bin/readom
sudo ln -s /opt/schily/bin/cdrecord /usr/bin/wodim
sudo ln -s /opt/schily/bin/readcd /usr/bin/readcd
sudo ln -s /opt/schily/bin/mkhybrid /usr/bin/mkhybrid
sudo ln -s /opt/schily/bin/cdda2wav /usr/bin/cdda2wav

# Remove working folder
cd ~
sudo rm -r cdrtools

@schily
https://launchpad.net/~schilling-fokus

Thank you MUCH and MORE! I hope you publish your own PPA unless you are Brandon Snider

@devs

the information you require?

http://troubleshooters.com/linux/coasterless.htm

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=851707
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=5552123

see also: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cdrkit/+bug/149076