How to Mount an ISO image under Linux
To Mount an ISO image under Linux, you need simply to do the following steps.
1. you must be logged in as root
2. Create a mounpoint (Folder)
mkdir -p /mnt/isodisk
3. Use mount command as follows to mount iso file called dvd1.iso
mount -o loop dvd1.iso /mnt/isodisk
4. Change directory to list files stored inside an ISO image:
cd /mnt/disk
ls -l
ISO Image:
An ISO image is an archive file (disk image) of an optical disc using a conventional ISO (International Organization for Standardization) format. ISO image files typically have a file extension of .ISO. The name "ISO" is taken from the ISO 9660 file system used with CD-ROM media, but an ISO image can also contain UDF file system because UDF is backward-compatible to ISO 9660.
You can mount an ISO images via the loop device under Linux. It is possible to specify transfer functions (for encryption/decryption or other purposes) using loop device.
More about loop device
A loop device is a pseudo-device that makes a file accessible as a block device. Loop devices are often used for CD ISO images and floppy disc images. Mounting a file containing a filesystem via such a loop mount makes the files within that filesystem accessible. They appear in the mount point directory using above commands.
