Burning CD/DVD in Linux

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Last edited on 2 January 2022, at 10:09.

There are various open source utilities for burning CD/DVD media on linux.

Command Line

wodim

Check the CD/DVD reader for its capabilities:

# wodim -prcap dev=/dev/sr0

To burn an ISO image:

# wodim -eject -tao speed=4 dev=/dev/sr0 -v -data /tmp/FreeBSD-10.2-RELEASE-amd64-dvd1.iso


growisofs

The growisofs utility is provided by the dvd+rw-tools package.

To burn an ISO image:

# growisofs -dvd-compat -Z /dev/sr0=/tmp/FreeBSD-10.2-RELEASE-amd64-dvd1.iso

Graphical

Use the GUI program brasero.