How do I mount an img (DVD image) file in ubuntu 7.10

galt galt at gmx.ch
Wed Jan 2 17:06:37 UTC 2008


Is it also possible to vcopy the Gutsy DVD on to one's hard 
disk and add its path in software sources? This is just to 
avoid having to insert the Gutsy DVD again and again.

T

Derek Broughton wrote:
> Keith Richie wrote:
> 
>> On Dec 31, 2007 1:28 PM, Rick Barry <existentialsailor at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> or is my only option to burn it to disk? My search of
>>> the Synaptic package manager did not turn anything up.
>>> I already use Gmount for ISO files, is there an
>>> equivalent?
>>>
>>> Thank you and happy new year to those who mark it.
>> sudo mount -t udf -o loop /home/name/file.img \
>>  /home/name/some/folder/to/mount/to
>>
>> The -t udf is important. If it is a DVD-VIDEO .img file, it has to be udf.
> 
> It _shouldn't_ be important.  Mount is supposed to be able to figure it out.




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