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Did you know that you could mount ISO (CD or DVD) images in Ubuntu the same way you can in Windows using a program like Alcohol and a virtual drive? This can be done with the mount tool in the terminal. But, since there are still some people who aren’t ready, or simply don’t want to use the terminal (yet), I’ve decided to show you the graphical way to mount ISO images.

Follow up:

The main benefit of this is that it is quicker (and a little cheaper) than burning a CD or DVD. Maybe you don’t need a physical copy of the ISO that you have downloaded, and just want to get to the files inside it right away.

First, we need to get the software to do this. The application we need is called Gmount-iso. To get Gmount-iso, click

Applications > Add/Remove…

A new window will open titled Add/Remove Applications. At the top right corner of this window, there will be a drop down box labeled Show. Make sure to select All availible applications in this drop down.

Then, in the text box labeled Search, type gmountiso. Most likely, the only result will be Gmount-iso. Check it, and click Apply.

Once Gmount-iso is installed, you will arrive at this screen:

Before you run Gmount-iso, you will want to create a folder to mount the ISO at. If you want to avoid using the terminal, you will have to make a folder within your home folder. To do this, open your Home Folder by clicking

Places > Home Folder

A new window will open up showing you the contents of your home folder. Create a new folder in your home folder by cliking

File > Create Folder

and then name your new folder whatever you want. I chose to name it isomount.

Now you can run Gmount-iso by clicking

Applications > System Tools > Gmount-iso

Gmount-iso will open. The first section is labeled Image File (.ISO). Click the button labeled Open in this section, and choose the ISO file that you have downloaded (or created).

The next section is labeled Mount point. Click the Open button in this section and choose the folder that you created in your Home Folder just a moment ago.

Now, all that’s left is to click the button labeled Mount, with the green arrow on it. You ISO will be mounted in the location you chose. You can goto this location right away by clicking the Jump to button, or by opening your Home Folder again and browsing to it.