Ubuntu – GUI to mount disk images (iso, etc) in Xubuntu

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Given that something like Furius ISO Mount installs Nautilus and other stuff in Xfce, what would be more recommendable in Xubuntu?

It seems that a such application must have some level of integration with the File Manger, in this case Thunar.

Having a context menu "mount" option in Thunar for iso files like we have for partitions would be great. Maybe through Thunar custom actions?

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I used AcetoneISO in the past with Xubuntu 12.04 and 12.10. Does it work ok in 14.04? I read here, that it works bad with 13.04 (French text: Il semble que sous Ubuntu 13.04 le logiciel fonctionne mal.)

EDIT after comment @Bill:

I do not know why I cannot make work a custom action in Thunar 1.6.3 with the command provided at the link help.ubuntu.com/community/ThunarCustomActions

gksudo mount -o loop -t iso9660 %f /mnt'

I have created a custom action with that command, made it visible in the context menu by making settings similar to those presented in my answer below, but I don't see any mounted device in Thunar's left panel.

Best Answer

You do not have to install fuseiso but can use udisksctl which comes preinstalled and is a lot easier to handle.

In Thunar go to „Custom Actions“ as pointed out by cipricus. Create a new action and add a description. The command to use is

udisksctl loop-setup -f %f

Got to „Conditions“ tab and check „other files“ and enter *.iso;*.ISO as file pattern.

This action will mount your iso into /media/$USER/ and unmounting will be easy for thunar can do that out of the box so there is no need to create an additional custom action.

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