Mount Linux System Image: Step-by-Step
There are two methods for mounting a Linux system image: using the command line or using the graphical interface.
- Command line mode:
- Open the terminal and create an empty folder for mounting the image using the following command: $ sudo mkdir /mnt/image
- Mount the image file to the newly created folder using the following command: $ sudo mount -o loop /path/to/image.iso /mnt/image
- Now you can access the contents of the image file by visiting the /mnt/image directory.
- After finishing mounting, use the following command to unmount the image file: $ sudo umount /mnt/image
- GUI method:
- Right-click on the image file and select the “Mount Image” option.
- The system will automatically create a folder and mount the image file to that folder.
- The mirror file will appear as an accessible folder in the file manager, allowing you to directly access its contents by clicking on it.
- To uninstall the image file, you can right-click on the mounted folder and select the “Unmount” option.
No matter which method is used, commands need to be executed with administrator privileges (sudo).