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10-29-2003, 06:34 AM
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Registered: Oct 2003
Location: India
Distribution: Red Hat {9.0, 7.x , 6.x } , Mandrake 9.x
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What does "loop-mount the disk image" mean ?
What does "loop-mount the disk image" mean ? I was reading about customising anaconda , where I came across this term .
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10-29-2003, 08:21 AM
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Registered: Aug 2003
Location: Portland, Oregon
Distribution: RedHat, Libranet
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This means to mount a file as if it is a drive device. For instance, if you have a .iso file, you can mount it with the command:
mount -o loop myfile.iso /mnt/point
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