Virtual CD/DVD reader

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I’m looking for a virtual cd/dvd reader. :wink:

Any suggestion?

Thanks in advance for your help.

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You can mount a data CD or DVD and read its content, for example, with a command

mount -t iso9660 -r /dev/sr0 /mnt

Or, if it is an audio CD or video DVD, then you can play it.

Or you can mount an .iso file and view its content:

mount -t iso9660 -o loop -r my.iso /mnt

Isn’t this set of software and it capabilities that can serve you as “virtual CD/DVD reader”?

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not really sure what you are looking for, the Linux file/directory system is quite different from windows and mounted CD/DVD’s are treated like ordinary folders, seeing how kde has native iso support you can browse iso’s like archives if you want to mount it like a real CD/DVD use the mount command, you might need to run it as root
for example make a dir where the iso will be mounted

mkdir /mnt/iso

mount the iso image

mount -t iso9660 -o loop /home/<you>/path_to_iso_image.iso /mnt/iso/

you will need to run the above commands as root so ether use su - or sudo
after you’ve finished with the iso unmount it

umount /mnt/iso

edit if you prefer a gui app give AcetoneISO 2 a try
https://software.opensuse.org/package/acetoneiso2
it’s available in the KDE:Extra repository

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If you want to have a GUI, have a look at acetoneiso:
http://software.opensuse.org/package/acetoneiso2
Edit: Just noticed that this has been mentioned already, sorry…

Edit2: Ark supports opening ISO files too, and I believe file-roller as well.

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Believe it or not, as far as I can see, Windows and likely every other OS accesses an ISO the same way.
So, for example on Windows although you can use an app that does everything automatically, you can also use an iso mounting app to what is minimally necessary to view as a folder in Windows Explorer (or in Win10 “File Manager”).

TSU

6

Ok!
I appreciated both solutions, line command and the application.

Thanks to all guys!
:wink: