Commercial grade optical recording applications are rather rare on the Linux platform, but now Nero steps in to fill in the void. Clearly aimed at the evergrowing numbers of Linux newbies that are attracted to the free and powerful software that Linux offers but are still attached to the point and click ease of Nero, NeroLINUX is free for registered Nero 6 owners.

Press Release: NeroLINUX is a comprehensive and flexible application available to LINUX users that want the power and quality of Nero’s award-winning burning engine to perform all essential optical burning tasks.

“LINUX and Nero are both synonymous with stability and reliability,” said Jim Corbett, Executive Director of Nero AG. NeroLINUX is a breakthrough for Nero and we are happy to provide a powerful and reliable optical burning solution to the loyal LINUX community.”

NeroLINUX provides LINUX users with the essential tools to effectively perform optical recording tasks. The application supports burning data and disc images to CDs/DVDs (ISO9660, UDF and UDF/ISO9660 Bridge), Bootable CDs/DVDs, Audio CDs with CD text, Mixed Mode CDs, CD-EXTRA, Multisession CD/DVDs and Double Layer DVDs. It is provided as a standard Linux package in RPM or DEB. Supported 32-bit platforms include Red Hat 7.2, 7.3, 8.0, 9.0 and Enterprise Linux 3.0, SuSE 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 9.0, 9.1 and 9.2, Debian 3.0 and future 3.1.

Nero website: nero.com