Using a ISO file to create a virtual CD-ROM Drive

[ubuntu at rio.vg]

Carsten Agger wrote:
>>
> OK, here's a supplementary question: Is it possible to set the system
> op to boot from an ISO in a virtual CD-ROM drive?
> 
> The reason I ask is that there's a live distro I'd like to try
> out, but I don't currently have a CD-ROM drive ...
> 

The problem is a chicken-and-egg issue.  How do you mount the ISO to
boot from if you haven't booted an OS already?

As other have mentioned, it's possible with virtual machine stuff, but,
honestly, that wouldn't really give you the experience of running a live
distro, so it would defeat the purpose, I think.