Easy way of Mount/Unmount .iso Images in Ubuntu
Posted by admin on February 1st, 2008 
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Install gmountiso in Ubuntu
sudo aptitude install gmountiso
This will complete the installation.
Using gmountiso
If you want to open go to Applications—>System Tools—>Gmount-iso
Once it opens you should see the following screen here you can specify your .iso file and mount point where you want to mount.
Example for gmountiso
I am having dsl-4.0.iso image on my desktop and i want to mount this under dsl directory so i have menctioned all the details and click on mount
This will prompt for root password enter your root password and click on ok
Once it finished mounting you can see these details under mounted images
You can see the files and folders inside dsl directory
If you want to unmount just select the your mount point and click on Unmount
This is very simple and easy process.
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February 1st, 2008 at 1:47 am
You can also open iso file directly in file-rolller AKA archive manager
February 1st, 2008 at 7:36 pm
You could also mount the iso file manually, for example if you want to install software via wine. I like to do the following:
mkdir -p /path/tomount/point && sudo mount -t loop /isofile.iso /path/tomount/pointI like this method as it just tends to be a lot faster for me than a gui program and uses tools that are already built into the system rather than adding additional programs as frontends.
If you are lets saying viewing a movie that you have created and made into an iso disc image, programs like VLC (and im pretty sure mplayer) will read these directly and require no such user manipulation.
February 2nd, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Here’s an easier way:
http://mundogeek.net/nautilus-scripts/#nautilus-mount-image
May 3rd, 2008 at 6:53 am
Can’t mount an ISO located on a Windows share.
July 6th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
@2 : that option is OK if you know the commands and options by heart and have the console open at all times. The program is more for the kind of people that just wants to use a CD image rather than an experienced sysadmin.