Two methods to open an ISO file in Linux

Method 1: mount a file in Linux

The software disks downloaded from the Internet are in ISO format and can be read without being engraved into a CD. You do not need to decompress the package.

Run the Mount-o loop/mnt/*/1.iso/mnt/CDROM command on the terminal, where * is the path of your tool disk ).

After entering the command, open my computer --> open the CD-ROM to see the file inside. Run install or autorun.

When two charudi discs are displayed, type the command umount/mnt/CDROM.

Then type Mount-o loop/mnt/*/2.iso/ MNT/CDROM (Change 1 of the file name of the First Command to 2, that is, the name of the second disc ). Then press Enter. Wait.

Unmount umount/mnt/CDROM

Example:

Attach the first disk

# Mount-o loop/mnt/*/1.iso/mnt/CDROM

Unmount

# Umount/mnt/CDROM

Attach the second disk

# Mount-o loop/mnt/*/2.iso/ MNT/CDROM

Unmount

# Umount/mnt/CDROM

Note: there is a space between umount and /.

/* Is the path of the ISO file.

Once the method has been used successfully, method 2 won't be used, so it will not be used in person.

Method 2: Use a virtual optical drive in Linux

In fact, no virtual optical drive software is required. You can use the mount command to complete the process.

1. Make the CD into an ISO file

CP/dev/cdrom xxxxx. ISO

XXXXX. ISO: The image file you named. After executing this command, you can make the entire CD into an ISO file. You can add a path before XXXXX. ISO.

2. Load the ISO file on the hard disk to the CD (or virtual optical drive ).

Mount-T iso9660-o loop/*/XXXXX. ISO/mnt/ISO

3. If it is to install the files provided by the system disk, such as adding or deleting a program, the system may prompt you to insert a CD, but we do not have a CD, only the image, what should we do?

For RedHat, first Mount ISO and then execute

RedHat-install-packages -- isodir =/mnt/ISO

4. Generally, the virtual Optical Drive

Rm-RF/dev/CDROM # Delete the optical drive

Ln/dev/loop7/dev/CDROM

Losetup/dev/loop7/*/XXXXX. ISO

Mount/mnt/CDROM

Then you can see if the ISO file has become a virtual Optical Drive?

5. Cancel the optical drive:

Losetup-D/dev/loop7

For disk replacement:

Only need to transfer ISO to/dev/Loop

Losetup/dev/loop7/*/XXXXX. ISO

Note:/* is the path. You may need to create a folder named CDROM under/mnt /.