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make k3b my default burner in mint 13 MATE ?

Post by ritchi »

Hi can I make K3b my default burner? When I put a blank cd/dvd in my machine, a window pops up telling me I have no program to open the disk. I know I have brasero and I installed K3b how can I make K3b my default burner program in Mint 13 MATE ?
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Re: make k3b my default burner in mint 13 MATE ?

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In Caja >Edit >Preferences>Media click on DVD (or/and CD) choose Open with other application choose k3b and now it should now be set as your default burner.
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Re: make k3b my default burner in mint 13 MATE ?

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Thanks for the input. Unfortunately it's the same story here the actions menu is grayed out. (does not see k3b)
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Re: make k3b my default burner in mint 13 MATE ?

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Maybe you need to remove and the reinstall k3b or brasero. As far as I know Mate has brasero and CD/DVd Creator by default. if brasero doesn't open the dvd than cd/Dvd creator should do so. Did you remove CD/DVd maker by any chance? Have tried to open k3b or brasero then insert DVD to see if it recognizes it?
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Re: make k3b my default burner in mint 13 MATE ?

Post by ritchi »

I think it's a bigger problem than just reinstalling k3b. Brasero is installed and it does not want to open a disk with it ether, furthermore when I put a disk in it does not want to open the disk with any program. and if I click on the disk Properties >> Permission it said “ The permissions of “CD/DVD Creator” could not be determined” I've checked the hard ware it see and knows the burner. It's no big deal really k3b runs fine just have to open it.
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Post by ajhmint »

There must be a config file to change somewhere. I did not run into this problem with the default install of Mint MATE, but ran into it after removing brasero and installing another cd/dvd. The new program was not made the default.

With brasero, it is possible to select other cd/dvd burning software. BUT If brasero is removed, then this option is unavailable even after another cd/dvd burning software is installed.

A successful workaround is to install another cd burning utility, (in my case, K3B), then change the default from brasero to your other one (by inserting a blank disk).

After that is done, your other application will now be the default.

If I find out the easy way to do this, I will post it. (there must be a config file to simply change somewhere)
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Re: make k3b my default burner in mint 13 MATE ?

Post by fraxinus_63 »

Ahh, thank you @ajhmint!

This little irritation has been bothering me ever since Mint 10. I use MATE, but I do a lot of burning and I greatly prefer K3B to the default Gnome/MATE burning apps.
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