Linux Adminstration Tips

Ubuntu: How To Create an ISO Image from a CD or DVD

1. Insert the CD or DVD that you want to make an ISO image of.

2. Open a terminal window.

1. Execute the following command:

cat /dev/scd0 > /home/iso/test.iso

where,

/dev/scd0 --> path of the dvd device

/home/iso/test.iso --> name of the iso file

Ubuntu: How to Mount and Unmount ISO Files

1. Open a terminal window.

1. You will need to create a new directory for your ISO image. Execute the following command in your terminal window:

sudo mkdir /media/iso

1. Now execute this command to mount the ISO image:

mount -o loop /home/shamanstears/Documents/test.iso /media/iso/

4. Type ls /media/iso in terminal for list the files from iso images.