MountIso
488
Comment: "device" was incorrectly spelt
|
928
dist-upgrade from CD without burning
|
Deletions are marked like this. | Additions are marked like this. |
Line 13: | Line 13: |
If you are frequently using ISOs it may be more convenient to apply a Nautilus script for the task, see [http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-87369.html] | If you are frequently using ISOs it may be more convenient to apply a Nautilus script for the task, see [http://doc.gwos.org/index.php/Mount_ISO_script] You can apply this to dist-upgrading from an image file without burning a CD. When you do {{{apt-cdrom}}} or {{{synaptic}}} or how ever you want to add the CD, run {{{ sudo mount -o loop /path/to/cd/image.iso /cdrom }}} when it asks for you to insert the CD. The package utilities like to unmount /cdrom when they see there is no physical disk in the CDROM drive, so you have to run the command only after it fails to find a physical CD. |
ISO images may be mounted in the file system similar to a physical cd or dvd. This is done in the same way as you mount any other device, mount only needs a few directions:
mount -o loop -t iso9660 <source iso> <target dir>
for example:
mount -o loop -t iso9660 ubuntu.iso /media/myiso
If you are frequently using ISOs it may be more convenient to apply a Nautilus script for the task, see [http://doc.gwos.org/index.php/Mount_ISO_script]
You can apply this to dist-upgrading from an image file without burning a CD. When you do apt-cdrom or synaptic or how ever you want to add the CD, run
sudo mount -o loop /path/to/cd/image.iso /cdrom
when it asks for you to insert the CD. The package utilities like to unmount /cdrom when they see there is no physical disk in the CDROM drive, so you have to run the command only after it fails to find a physical CD.
MountIso (last edited 2008-08-06 16:28:55 by localhost)