ISO Mounting Tools For Linux

One of the most sought after tool for Linux systems is ISO mounting tool.During my early days on Linux system I badly missed 'DaemonTools' which I used to for mounting ISO or image files on windows system for installing applications and installing games. But what about Linux ?? Are there tools available for the same function ?

Answer is 'Yes' , there are many tools available to do this job. In this post we will discuss few of the ISO mounting tools available for the Linux systems. So here we go..

1. Furius ISO Mount :

Furius ISO mount is having a simple GTK+ interface and having capability of mounting multiple image file formats like ISO,IMG,BIN,MDF and NRG without burning to disk. It can automatically create mount point in your home directory and can save the history of last 10 images mounted. Also this application can burn the ISO files to optical disks for further usage. One special feature this application has is to create a log file of all commands needed to mount and unmount the images manually. You can download it from here ,

However following dependencies needs to be satisfied before installing 'Furius ISO Mount'

python (>= 2.5), python-support (>= 0.90.0), fuseiso, fuseiso9660, python-gtk2, python-glade2, nautilus, gksu

Installation

On 'Ubuntu' :

The user needs to enter the below command (without quotes) in the terminal box to install the most recent version of 'Furius ISO Mount' from its software repositories.

"sudo apt-get install furiusisomount"

On 'OpenSUSE' :

Packaman provides a 1-click Install file to install “Furius ISO Mount”. Click here to download and open with YaST2 package manager to install “Furius ISO Mount” in openSUSE.

2. Mount Manager :

A nice and detailed guide for using 'Mount Manager' application can be found here

3. Gmount ISO :

This is one another application which enables you to mount your ISO image files,it is a small application written in PyGTK and Glade.

Installation

On Ubuntu :

Open the terminal by pressing the key combination of 'Ctrl+Alt+T' and enter the below command;

"sudo apt-get install gmountiso"

4. AcetoneISO :

AcetoneISO is one of the feature rich application available for 'Linux' for your image file mounting needs. It can burn ISO/TOC/CUE to optical discs. It also allows you to blank the re-writable CD or DVD for repeat usage and could also extract the image file to desired folders. By using AcetoneISO you could convert ISO file from any folder in your system and lot many features are there, a detailed list can be found here.

Installation

On Ubuntu:
starting from Ubuntu 10.04 and up ,

"apt-get install acetoneiso"

Packages for previous versions of Ubuntu can be found here

On Debian Sid:

 "apt-get install acetoneiso" or here

On OpenSuse: hereOn Fedora: hereOn Mandriva: urpmi acetoneiso
On Archlinux: here
On Slackware: here
On Gentoo: here
Subversion for developers (SVN): here 

Enjoy !