"In the past burning CDs or DVDs has not been a task for the inexperienced Linux user. Depending on hardware, one would have to pass boot arguments or compile custom modules into the kernel. This isn’t the case on a modern Linux system. In fact, if your system has a 2.6 kernel, it should work right out of the box; no tweaking, rebooting, or hair pulling. For those of us who use Gnome, burning CDs or DVDs is very simple. This article will cover creating data CDs or DVDs using tools that every Gnome user has. In the next edition, we will cover creating audio CDs.
"Gnome’s integrated Nautilus makes CD/DVD burning simple. I recently stumbled on this powerful feature. For years now I have been using the command line tool, cdrecord..."
