[xubuntu-users] Xubuntu 14.10 auto remounts a safely removed drive

[Ralf Mardorf]

I wrote scripts to mount and unmount by label. IMO giving devices a
label is a nice way to go.

[rocketmouse at archlinux ~]$ cat /usr/local/sbin/lmount 
#!/bin/sh

# /usr/local/sbin/lmount

case $1 in
      -r|-w) mkdir -p /mnt/$2
             if [ -e "/media/$2" ] ; then :
             else
               ln -s /mnt/$2 /media/$2
             fi
             case $1 in
               -r) mount -rL$2 /mnt/$2;; 
               -w) mount -wL$2 /mnt/$2 -o noatime;;
             esac ;;
         -u) umount "$(blkid -L$2)"
             rm /media/$2; rmdir /mnt/$2;;
  --help|-h) echo
             echo "Usage of /usr/local/sbin/lmount"
             echo
             echo "mount read-only"
             echo "  lmount -r <label>"
             echo "mount read/write noatime"
             echo "  lmount -w <label>"
             echo "unmount"
             echo "  lmount -u <label>"
             echo ;;
esac
exit

[rocketmouse at archlinux ~]$ cat /usr/local/bin/llmount 
#!/bin/sh
# /usr/local/bin/llmount
exec sudo lmount $*

While Thunar usually uses gvfs, it might be a good idea to remove gvfs,
when using green drives, because it will wake them up again and a
again and shorten the live of a green drive rapidly.

[rocketmouse at archlinux ~]$ cat /usr/local/bin/tmount #!/bin/sh

# /usr/local/bin/tmount

case $1 in
  --help|-h) echo
             echo "Usage of /usr/local/bin/tmount"
             echo
             echo "mount read-only"
             echo "  tmount -r <label>"
             echo "mount read/write noatime"
             echo "  tmount -w <label>"
             echo "unmount"
             echo "  tmount -u <label>"
             echo; exit;;
         -u) gksudo "lmount $*";;
          *) gksudo "lmount $*"; thunar /mnt/$2; gksudo "lmount -u $2";;
esac
exit

Such a script could be used by a launcher.

Those who don't want to use the command line (or a launcher), but also
not gvfs, GUI's as e.g. rodent provide mounting and unmounting by mouse
click. For rodent it's Right click > Go > Mount Point and the available
devices are listed.

When using command line other command, resp. additional scripts for
mounting and unmounting e.g. optical devices are needed.