Ubuntu – How to Mount multiple iso

12.04isomount

I have multiple iso files, actually two. I use Furius ISO Mount. Can I mount multiple iso files in a single image with this tool or another under Ubuntu 12.04? And how can I do it?

Edit:
I need to system see the full dvd. This is the main task. I hope this clarification makes clear the meaning of my question.

Best Answer

Your question is still somewhat ambiguous and unclear to me (Blaming myself). I'm answering this considering each case:

Case 1: Mount iso which is within another iso file

If you are asking whether you can mount an iso file which is within another iso file, I would say, Yes, You can mount an iso file which is itself in another iso file

For example, Let us assume we have an iso file named file1.iso in our home directory and there is another iso file inside it named inside.iso. One way to mount both iso file is ---

Create two folder in your home. Each for each iso file.
```
 mkdir ~/iso1 ~/isoInside
```
Mount the first iso file in the ~/iso1 directory
```
 sudo mount ~/file1.iso ~/iso1 -o loop
```
Then mount the second iso file inside this iso to "~/isoInside" directory
```
 sudo mount ~/iso1/inside.iso ~/isoInside -o loop
```

Now you have the first iso file mounted in "~/iso1" folder and the second one in "~/isoInside" folder

Case 2: Mount two iso file in a single directory.

If you are asking whether you can mount an iso file to a folder and then mount another iso file in the same previous folder, I would, Yes, you can do that also. But You cannot access the content of first mounted iso file.

That is, if you mount an iso file iso1.iso in a folder, say /mnt and then mount another iso file iso2.iso in the same folder /mnt, you will only see and access the content of iso2.iso file in /mnt. You cannot access the contents of iso1.iso file in /mnt folder until you unmount the second iso file, i.e iso2.iso file.

Take note that, in such cases, you cannot either unmount the first iso file. You must unmount the second one and then first one.

I think, you are having a problem with installation from an iso file (probably from alternate installer iso), if this is indeed the case, I suggest you to ask a question about your problem.

Hope this answer will help.

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I used to use isomaster, but ran into this issue. Now I just add stuff to my iso's manually.

mkdir new_iso
mount -o loop iso_file.iso /mnt/
sudo cp -Rva /mnt/* new_iso
#Make your changes in the new_iso directory
sudo umount /mnt
cd new_iso
sudo mkisofs -D -r -V "ISO NAME" -cache-inodes -J -l -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/boot.cat -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -o /home/USER/new.iso new_iso/

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

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.