was Re: Alternative to k3b? now: DVD write is too slow

Bruce Labitt bruce.labitt at verizon.net
Mon Nov 14 20:05:01 EST 2005


Randy Edwards wrote:

> > OK, since it is a separate program, how do I find it on my system?  I tried
> > using "find".  How do you make the search case insensitive?
>
>   For find, the "-iname" switch ignores case: "find / -iname k3bsetup -print" 
>should do it.
>
>   Debian puts k3bsetup in /usr/bin, which is logical.  The program itself is 
>just a shell script which invokes "kdesu kcmshell k3bsetup2".
>
>   If you're ever wondering if/what files are included in a Debian package, 
>you can search the package's *.list file.  Doing a 
>"less /var/lib/dpkg/info/k3b.list" will show you every file that package 
>installs.  There's other methods of searching the list files, but I find 
>grepping through /var/lib/dpkg/info/*.list 
>or /var/lib/dpkg/info/PackageName.list to be quicker.
>
> Regards,
> .
> Randy
>
>  
>
Thanks Randy. 
find / -iname k3bsetup -print reveals nothing.  It doesn't find it!  I 
did test that find wasn't broken.  So what happened to k3bsetup?   
Should I just attempt to reinstall k3b ?

Gee this is getting to be a pain...

Regards,
Bruce





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