How to install ISO on Linux??

linuxshadow · 06-11-2008, 11:37 PM

I have downlaoded an ISO which I dont want to write on CD but directly install this application on top of the linux.
How Can it be possible??

AceofSpades19 · 06-11-2008, 11:45 PM

as root run:
mount -t iso9600 some.iso /somedirectory -o loop
in the terminal

linuxshadow · 06-12-2008, 12:03 AM

Should I mount it on /mnt or I can mount it elsewhere.I can see a file INSTALL which the manual says to run.
Should I reboot the machine on mounting it to /mnt or just run the script.

Pls Help

indeliblestamp · 06-12-2008, 12:59 AM

You can create a directory anywhere convenient to you, and mount it there. No reboot required after mounting, just cd to the folder once you've typed the command above and you'll see the contents.

linuxshadow · 06-12-2008, 03:23 AM

But its Complete OS Setup.It is conflicting with the Kernel when I tried running on the server.

indeliblestamp · 06-12-2008, 04:37 AM

Woah. You can't install a new OS (or run a LiveCD) from a locally mounted folder. You'll need to burn it to a CD and reboot your machine. I guess there are ways to do a network install too, but I haven't tried them and you'd need a second machine for that anyway.
Burn it to a CD/DVD, that's the most straightforward way.
The local mounting option would only be useful for looking at and copying some of the files, but not for actually installing it from the mount point.

linuxshadow · 06-12-2008, 05:35 AM

How can I unmount the iso .I tried earlier mounting that to /opt and now I am not able to delete it.

Code:

[root@isd opt]# rm -fr *
rm: cannot remove `InstallCD': Read-only file system
rm: cannot remove `UpgradeCD': Read-only file system
rm: cannot remove `br': Read-only file system
rm: cannot remove `rr_moved': Read-only file system
rm: cannot remove `tools': Read-only file system
rm: cannot remove `ud': Read-only file system
[root@isd opt]#

Any Idea??

rlee923 · 06-20-2008, 01:10 AM

umount to unmount it maybe?

AceofSpades19 · 06-20-2008, 01:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by linuxshadow

How can I unmount the iso .I tried earlier mounting that to /opt and now I am not able to delete it.

Code:

[root@isd opt]# rm -fr *
rm: cannot remove `InstallCD': Read-only file system
rm: cannot remove `UpgradeCD': Read-only file system
rm: cannot remove `br': Read-only file system
rm: cannot remove `rr_moved': Read-only file system
rm: cannot remove `tools': Read-only file system
rm: cannot remove `ud': Read-only file system
[root@isd opt]#

Any Idea??

you run the umount command to unmout filesystems, you don't delete stuff in the mountpoint