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Hi all, I'm using Linux Mint 14 and I have an .iso file that I wish to open and extract the contents of. I'm new to Linux so I'm not sure how to do this or if it is even possible. Help please, thanks.
The .iso is a filesystem (iso9660). You mount the .iso to a mount point as though it were a partition, then copy anything you want from it to folder somewhere. Do a browser search for mounting .iso files.
Last edited by bigrigdriver; 06-01-2013 at 11:57 AM.
Distribution: Debian Sid AMD64, Raspbian Wheezy, various VMs
Posts: 7,680
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On my install (XFCE on Debian Sid) I can right-click the .iso file and select Open With->Archive Manager then access the file as if it were a .tar or other archive format.
when i said i tried i was referring to what 273 said about opening as an archive. mount -o loop yourfile.iso /mnt that is the command i gave trying to mount it
On my install (KDE on Debian Testing) I right click on an .iso file and select Open With->Ark then access the file as if it were a .tar or other archive format.
jdk
when i said i tried i was referring to what 273 said about opening as an archive. mount -o loop yourfile.iso /mnt that is the command i gave trying to mount it
You need to replace "yourfile.iso" with the actual filename, including the path if it's not in your cwd.
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