How does Linux read the contents of a CD/DVD drive?

In Linux, you can use the following command to read the contents of a CD drive:

1. Firstly, insert the CD into the disc drive.
2. Open the terminal window.
3. Use the following command to list all available optical drive devices:
4. Show the contents of the CD-ROM device.
5. If the previous command does not find the CD drive device, try replacing it with “/dev/sr0” or “/dev/dvd”.
6. Mount the optical drive device using the following command:
7. Mount the CD-ROM to the /mnt directory using sudo.
8. This will mount the CD drive device to the “/mnt” directory. If the “/mnt” directory does not exist, you can create it first.
9. Create a new directory named “mnt” with elevated privileges.
10. Next, use the following command to read the contents of the optical drive:
11. list the contents of the /mnt directory
12. This will list the files and folders in the CD drive.
13. After completing reading, you can use the following command to uninstall the optical drive device:
14. Please unmount /mnt using sudo.

Please note that the “sudo” in the above command is used to obtain administrative privileges, and you may need to enter your administrative password to execute these commands.