ISO images are popular digital files that can be used to store and manage your computer’s operating system and applications. You can create ISO images from scratch or use a pre-made ISO image. To mount an ISO image in Linux, you first need to create a file called iso-img in the root of your filesystem. This file contains the information needed to mount the ISO image. Next, you need to find the correct device name for the ISO image you want to mount. To do this, you can use the lsusb command or a similar tool. The output should look something like this: $ lsusb | grep “iso-img” Bus 001 Device 0: ID 0bda:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 1: ID 0bda:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 003 Device 2: ID 04f3:c000 Dell Incorporated Inspirion laptop (rev A1) Bus 004 Device 3: ID 04f3:c000 Dell Incorporated Inspirion laptop (rev A1) …
Prerequisite Module
You’ll have to make sure that the loop module is loaded before you can use this feature.
Mount a CD ISO Image
We’ll use the regular mount command to mount the ISO image into a folder, just like you would do with a regular drive. The difference is that we pass the -o loop command to specify the loop module, which can handle ISO images.
Of course you should make sure that you have created the /media/iso folder ahead of time.
Mount a DVD ISO Image
When mounting ISO images of DVDs, you might have to use the UDF type instead of ISO.
Mount an ISO Image in Gnome
todo: Explain how to use the gnome scripts to mount images.
Open an ISO Image Without Mounting
todo: Explain how you’ll be able to open the file without actually mounting it.
