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)
