K3b: Difference between revisions

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This will effectively install the software, but there are further configuration changes required before any disc burning can take place.

=== "cdrom" group ===

=== <code>cdrom</code> group ===

To allow K3b and the disc writing tools appropriate permissions to the optical drive, the user(s) need to be in the <code>cdrom</code> group, as well as the optical drive itself.

==== Adding a user to the "cdrom" group ====

==== Adding a user to the <code>cdrom</code> group ====

In your configuration, add <code>cdrom</code> to the <code>extraGroups</code> of the user:<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">

users.users.YourUserHere.extraGroups = [ ... "cdrom" ]

</syntaxhighlight>

==== Adding the optical drive(s) to the "cdrom" group ====

==== Adding the optical drive(s) to the <code>cdrom</code> group ====

For the group to have any meaning, the group (and subsequently the users within it) will be given the permissions to access the drive.

For the group to have any meaning, the group (and subsequently the users within it will be given the permissions to access the drive.

Add the following to your configuration:<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">

Add the following to your configuration:<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">services.udev.extraRules = ''

services.udev.extraRules = ''

# Optical Drive access for K3b

KERNEL=="sr[0-9]*", GROUP="cdrom", MODE="0660"

'';

'';</syntaxhighlight>''▶ Tip: This is a multi-line string, which allows for more udev rules down the line.''

</syntaxhighlight>

<code>KERNEL=="sr[0-9]*"</code> matches the device files <code>sr0</code> up to <code>sr9</code> if you have more than one optical drive to work with.

<code>GROUP="cdrom"</code> assigns the device to the group, allowing unprivileged access.

<code>MODE="0660"</code> sets read/write permissions to the device for the owner and <code>cdrom</code> group

'''<u>For the udev rules to apply, your computer needs to be reboot.</u>'''

== Post-Installation ==

After the reboot, open K3b for post installation configuration within the software.

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 This will effectively install the software, but there are further configuration changes required before any disc burning can take place.
-=== "cdrom" group ===
+=== <code>cdrom</code> group ===
 To allow K3b and the disc writing tools appropriate permissions to the optical drive, the user(s) need to be in the <code>cdrom</code> group, as well as the optical drive itself.
-==== Adding a user to the "cdrom" group ====
+==== Adding a user to the <code>cdrom</code> group ====
 In your configuration, add <code>cdrom</code> to the <code>extraGroups</code> of the user:<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
 users.users.YourUserHere.extraGroups = [ ... "cdrom" ]
 </syntaxhighlight>
-==== Adding the optical drive(s) to the "cdrom" group ====
+==== Adding the optical drive(s) to the <code>cdrom</code> group ====
-For the group to have any meaning, the group (and subsequently the users within it) will be given the permissions to access the drive.
+For the group to have any meaning, the group (and subsequently the users within it will be given the permissions to access the drive.
-Add the following to your configuration:<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
+Add the following to your configuration:<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">services.udev.extraRules = ''
-services.udev.extraRules = ''
    # Optical Drive access for K3b
    KERNEL=="sr[0-9]*", GROUP="cdrom", MODE="0660"
-'';
+'';</syntaxhighlight>''▶ Tip: This is a multi-line string, which allows for more udev rules down the line.''
-</syntaxhighlight><!-- This is a multi-line string, which allows one to add more udev rules later. -->
+<code>KERNEL=="sr[0-9]*"</code> matches the device files <code>sr0</code> up to <code>sr9</code> if you have more than one optical drive to work with.
+<code>GROUP="cdrom"</code> assigns the device to the group, allowing unprivileged access.
+<code>MODE="0660"</code> sets read/write permissions to the device for the owner and <code>cdrom</code> group
+'''<u>For the udev rules to apply, your computer needs to be reboot.</u>'''
+== Post-Installation ==
+After the reboot, open K3b for post installation configuration within the software.
+[[File:K3b Post-Installation - Opening K3b Configuration dialog.png|alt=Settings >> Configure K3b...|left|thumb|474x474px|1. Open the K3b Configuration dialog]]