How to easily mount iso files in Ubuntu

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Sometimes, I download iso files from internet without burning them into real CDs or DVDs, because I am not good at preserving disks and the DVD-ROM of my nb is not functioning well either. As a consequence, when it's necessary to use these iso files or access files inside, I prefer mounting them directly to the system. In Windows, I am pretty satisfied with the free version of Daemon Tools. However, in Linux (Ubuntu), I always need to mount these files manually in a console. It's not a big problem for me because I know these commands well. Nevertheless, it's tiresome to type in the command line every time I want to use them.

I know this is a pain for most linux users too, so I bet there's already an easier solution (or several more). With a simple search in Google, I got the answers I long for. I list the solutions I found below for later reference:

1. command line:

sudo mkdir /media/iso
sudo modprobe loop
sudo mount -t iso9660 -o loop file.iso /media/iso/

2. create scripts for nautilus (gnome's file explorer)
cd .gnome2/nautilus-scripts/
vi Mount

#!/bin/bash
#
for I in "$*"
do
foo=`gksudo -u root -k -m "Enter your password for root terminal access" /bin/echo "got r00t?"`
sudo mkdir /media/"$I"
sudo mount -t iso9660 -o loop "$I" /media/"$I" && nautilus /media/"$I" --no-desktop
done
done
exit0

vi UMount

#!/bin/bash
#
for I in "$*"
do
foo=`gksudo -u root -k -m "Enter your password for root terminal access" /bin/echo "got r00t?"`
sudo umount "$I" && zenity --info --text "Successfully unmounted /media/$I/" && sudo rmdir "/media/$I/"
done
done
exit0

make Mount and UMount executable.

chmod +x Mountchmod +x Unmount

3. use a GUI tool similar to Daemon Tools

install gisomount

REF:

http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Feisty#How_to_mount.2Funmount_Image_.28ISO.29_files_without_burning