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| Posted by | Wendy Collins |
| Posted on | 12/06/05 18:23 |
Test Machine:
- Processor - Athlon XP 1.9Ghz
- Ram - 1Gb DDR
- Graphics Card - nVidia G-Force 4MX
- Sound - nVidia Sonic Extreme 5 Channel Digital
- Hard Disk - 2X Seagate 200Gb
- DVD Drives - NEC ND-3540A
- Novell SuSE 9.3 LINUX Operating System with KDE Desktop
Software Requirements:
The software requirements for the program are as follows,
- SuSE
- Linux 8.0
- Linux 8.1
- Linux 8.2
- Linux 9.0
- Linux 9.1
- Linux 9.2
- Fedora
- Core 1
- Core 2
- Core 3
- Red
Hat
- Linux 7.2
- Linux 7.3
- Linux 8.0
- Linux 9
- Enterprise Linux 3
- Debian
- GNU/Linux 3.0 (with Kernel 2.4 or higher)
Software Installation:
The NeroLINUX package itself is quite small at just under 11 Megabytes.
To use this package at all you must own the full retail package of Nero Ultra Edition or greater for Windows. If you meet these criteria then NeroLINUX is free.
The file itself is in the form of a .RPM package, meaning the package can be installed from the SuSE LINUX YaST module.
This in itself was a painless task although with my particular distribution of LINUX (SuSE 9.3) the installation didn't create an entry in the Programs Menu. This was very easily overcome by opening a command box and typing Nero. For ease of use I then located the Nero executable file and created a shortcut on my desktop.
Alternatively, the post-installation script of the package creates a .desktop file for you located in /usr/share/nero/desktop.
You can use which ever method is easiest for you. SuSE 9.3 isn't officially supported in this version of NeroLINUX. This isn't really surprising as SuSE 9.3 was released at around the same time as version 2.0.0.1 of NeroLINUX. It will however be officially supported very soon with an updated version of NeroLINUX.
Once the program was started I was prompted to enter a serial number, after supplying a valid serial number the application started. If no serial is entered the package will start as a fully functional demo version.
Introduction
- Taste is personnal, but still. 95% of the comments I've read about NeroLinux didn't find the interface elegant
A recent version of GTK or Qt would be a serious improvement.
- What's so positive about the fact that NeroLinux is free if you have the Windows-version? If I want to use it, I'll have to buy an expensive Windows-version with far more features. A version I will never use. So that maks NeroLinux really expensive!
- Solid application?! Under Windows, not crashing would be a positive point
(That's a joke before some starts flaming)
Apart from that, good review. Glad to see there is some interest in Linux-burning. Will you make a K3B-review too?
[edited by dansmug on 14.06.2005 18:56]
As for free ... as a registered Nero 6 customer, Ahead never offered me a free copy, but happily accepted my money for a serial number.
And yes, it does need more work. The venerable K3B has more going for it than NeroLinux.
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