-> Using the Community Documentation is prefered. <-

1. Download and install the Lightscribe software from the Lightscribe website.
   1. Lightscribe System Software allows the label utilities to do their thing.
   2. Lightscribe Simple Labeler is a very simple label utility.
2. The 4L: LaCie LightScribe Labeler for Linux is needed to allow you to do anything than just text.
   1. Download 4L: LaCie LightScribe Labeler
      It is a .rpm file so we'll need to change it to .dep using alien
   2. Open a terminal window and install alien if you haven't already.
      
      

      $ sudo apt-get install alien

   3. Now we can use alien to convert the .rpm and install 4L or download mine: 4l_1.0-r6_i386.deb
      You'll want to use chown on the created .deb file so that you can move/delete the files when you're done.
      Use dpkg -i will install the .dep file you just created.
      
      

      $ sudo alien -k 4L-1.0-r6.i586.rpm error: incorrect format: unknown tag 4l_1.0-r6_i386.deb generated $ ls -l -rw-r--r--  1 root   root    3716232 2009-11-28 14:49 4l_1.0-r6_i386.deb $ sudo chown you:you 4l_1.0-r6_i386.deb $ ls -l -rw-r--r--  1 you you  3716232 2009-11-28 14:49 4l_1.0-r6_i386.deb $ sudo dpkg -i 4l_1.0-r6_i386.deb Selecting previously deselected package 4l. (Reading database ... 180269 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking 4l (from 4l_1.0-r6_i386.deb) ... Setting up 4l (1.0-r6) ... $ sudo 4L-gui Using /etc/lightscribe.rc

   4. Now that Lightscribe functionality is installed and labeler programs, these are the commands to start each program.
      1. Lightscribe simple text labeler
         
         

         /opt/lightscribeApplications/SimpleLabeler/SimpleLabeler

      2. 4L: LaCie LightScribe Labeler (you'll need root access to actually burn the image to disc?)
         

         sudo 4L-gui

* BONUS: Enhanced Contrast Utility for Linux

Make sure LightScribe System Software version 1.8.15.1 or newer is installed. The script and supporting content are installed with the enabled LSS.

Open a terminal window.

Choose to activate the higher contrast print setting by typing in "1" (without the quotes).

Works on my HP dvd640 in an external USB enclosure on Ubuntu 9.10.