January 9, 2017
Xfburn is a simple CD/DVD/Blu-Ray support, large file support (iso9660 level 3) burning tool based on libburnia libraries.
It can blank CD/DVD(-RW)s/Blu-Ray, burn and create iso images, audio CDs, as well as burn personal compositions of data to either CD or DVD. It Is stable.
It’s in the Xfce Desktop Environment but you can use anywhere.
It can blank CD/DVD(-RW)s/Blu-Ray, burn and create iso images, audio CDs, as well as burn personal compositions of data to either CD or DVD. It Is stable.
It’s in the Xfce Desktop Environment but you can use anywhere.
Currently implemented is:
Create data compositions
Burn to CD, DVD, or BluRay (BD)
Create ISO images
Burn ISO images
Create and burn audio CDs
Blank discs
Format and deformat DVD-RW discs
Create data compositions
Burn to CD, DVD, or BluRay (BD)
Create ISO images
Burn ISO images
Create and burn audio CDs
Blank discs
Format and deformat DVD-RW discs
Audio CD support details
How to Install Xfburn on Ubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint, Elementary Os and other Ubuntu based Distros
Launch a terminal window (ctrl+alt+t), and type the code (you can copy – paste the code):
sudo apt-get install xfburn
or
sudo apt install xfburnHow to Install Xfburn on Fedora
Launch a terminal window and type the code (you can copy – paste the code):
sudo dnf install xfburn
or
sudo yum install xfburnXfburn 0.5.2 Review – A Simple and Easy to Use CD Burning App
Xfburn is an application that allows users to burn CD, DVDs, and Blu-rays, whether it's just data, ISO files, or music files. We’ll now take a closer look at this minimalistic software that has only a few options.
There
was a time when burning your own disks was something normal and users
were doing this operation on a regular basis. The advent of high-speed
Internet and USB drives has made this operation a little redundant, but
not everyone has access to this kind of options.
In fact, we have to keep in mind that a large
portion of the planet still can't afford to buy proper USB drivers or to
access the Internet with ridiculous bandwidth. In fact, many people
still rely heavily on CDs and DVDs and that is the main reason why most
distros can still fit on a CD, even after we think that they have become
obsolete.
As you can imagine, there are numerous applications
that can do this sort of job on Linux. Ubuntu users are familiar with
Brasero, and this software is integrated in numerous other operating
systems, but there are others, like Xfburn for example, which are just
as good.
InstallationI tested the software in Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty Tahr) and I had no kind of problems with it. The only issue that you might encounter is the fact that the repositories have an older version of Xfburn, 0.5.0. If you're fine with that, then you just open Ubuntu Software Center and install Xfburn from there. The process is simple and painless.
If you want the latest version, then things are a little more complicated. You will need to compile the software, but that’s actually simpler than it sounds. It's not a big application, it takes little time, and the fact that it's already present in the repositories helps a lot.
Normally, if you're compiling something from scratch, you're going to run into dependency problems. Each dependency has to be installed, one at a time, after the ./configure command fails. Xfburn actually has a lot of dependencies, but that's not a problem because we're going to use the Ubuntu repositories to make our work easier. All you have to do is to run these commands in a terminal (you need to be root in order to make it work):
code
sudo apt-get build-dep xfburn
./configure
make
sudo make install
./configure
make
sudo make install
That should be about it. The entire process should take just a few minutes, even on low-end machines.
Usage
The interface of Xfburn is actually very simple and many users will appreciate this fact. This is a software designed to do a specific task and it's not encumbered by numerous features that most users are unlikely to use.
Users can choose from “Burn Image,” “New Data Composition,” “Blank Disc,” and “Audio CD.” Most of them are self-explanatory, with the exception of Blank Disc. This one can be used to delete a rewritable CD or DVD.
The interface is actually tabbed and some of the options will open as tabs. “Burn Image” opens a popup window with a few clear options and all that users really have to do is to provide the path to the image and the writing speed. The “Blank Disc” opens a similar window, but “New Data Composition” and “Audio CD” actually open in tabs. All the features are straightforward and with very few options. As expected, writing Audio CD needs GStreamer installed.
The interface can be enhanced a little from the View
menu and users can choose to see a file browser at all times. The
Preferences are barren and the only interesting option is the one
allowing users to see hidden files.
The Good
The Xfburn software is simple and does the job it
is supposed to do. It seems to be quite stable, despite the version
number, and it's good enough to be integrated in Ubuntu, for example.
The Bad
The only function that might enjoy more options is
definitely “Audio CD.” Some plugins that enhance this feature are
sorely missed. For example, some sort of metadata handling might be a
good idea.
Conclusion
If you're tired of the same old applications, you
should give Xfburn a try. Its simple approach and the spartan look are
actually quite nice and the software is very stable. I haven't burned
any DVDs in a while, but I'm going to use Xfburn the first chance I get.
Source: https://www.softpedia.com/reviews/linux/Xfburn-Review-452800.shtml
Source: https://www.softpedia.com/reviews/linux/Xfburn-Review-452800.shtml
