Installation
Installing BashBurn is not difficult and most people wont need any help on how to do this. For those that do however, here is a short walk through of the process.
Distribution packages
If possible, download a BashBurn package for your distribution. For instance in Gentoo you run emerge bashburn to download and install the latest version. Refer to your distribution documentation for details on how to manage software.
Manual install
If no package for your distribution exists you can always download the latest version from this site. A manual install of BashBurn is very simple.
- First, download the latest version. Usually the development versions are pretty stable and should not cause any problems for you, but if you want to be on the safe side, get the latest stable version.
- Second, unpack the downloaded tar.gz file with the command tar zxvf BashBurn-xyz.tar.gz (Where xyz is the version number). This will create a directory and unpack all files into that. Enter that directory and as root, run the install script as ./Install.sh or sh Install.sh. This will start the installation. Just answer the questions asked and in a matter of seconds the installation is done.
- You can now delete the folder you unpacked BashBurn in, and as your regular user just type bashburn in a console and the program will start. Remember to first configure BashBurn to suit your system, and then its ready to burn away!
Usage
BashBurn is designed to be as simple and intuitive as possible. Whether it actually fulfills these goals can be discussed to great length, but at least we’re trying to stick to that.
Configuration
The first thing to do when starting up BashBurn for the first time is to configure it to suit your system. Enter the configuration menu by pressing the corresponding number and then [enter]. You will now be presented with a number of options you can change. Under all of these options there is an explanation telling you what it’s all about.
The most important options to change are those for your disc burner and reader. For IDE burners, the path to it should be entered as /dev/hdX, where X is the correct drive letter. For SCSI drives the path should be entered as x,y,z where x, y and z are numbers.
The rest of the options are not mandatory to change, though you probably want to go through them just in case.
Performing tasks
After you have configured BashBurn to your liking, it’s time to actually use it. the main menu contains several different option to choose from, such as burning data CDs or DVDs, burning an audio disc or disc images. All of these options should be pretty self explanatory (And if not, don’t hesitate to mail me or post to the mailing list for help). Remember that before trying to burn anything you need to link or copy your data to BashBurns’ data directory by entering the menu option Define burn data.
Checking available programs
BashBurn uses a selection of programs to perform tasks such as burning data, creating images and decoding audio files. To check whether required programs are installed, enter the Check program paths menu option. This will show you a list of found and missing programs on your system. If you are missing programs don’t panic, you might not need all of them. If unsure, it’s best to install all missing programs to avoid any errors in the future.
Advanced options
As of BashBurn 2.2, an advanced options menu is added. In this menu it is possible to edit the commands used by BashBurn. For instance Ubuntu uses wodim instead of cdrecord for burning CDs. Instead of having to manually edit a configuration file, you can simply enter the advanced options menu and change it there.
