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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