How to mount an ISO image in Linux

Posted by sood on Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 in Linux/Unix

This article will explain how to mount an ISO image quickly and easily on Linux without downloading any additional software. If you are on a Windows operating system, check out the article: How to mount an ISO on Windows XP and Windows Vista

  1. Login as the root user (if you are not root, then switch to root user by using the command)

    2. su -

  2. Create the directory for which you will use to access the mounted ISO image

    3. mkdir -p /mnt/iso

  3. Mount the ISO using the following command:

    4. mount -o loop myiso.iso /mnt/iso

    Note: Be sure to change myiso.iso to the path and filename of your image

  4. Thats it! You may now start using the image by changing into the /mnt/iso directory

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