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I have just created ISO using these instructions:

Creating an iso file in Linux

How can I mount this iso image that was created?

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Linux has a loopback device which lets you mount files that contain a filesystem on them. This will work for images of partitions (i.e. an ext3 backup image) but also works for cdrom images as well.

This command allows you to mount an iso image. In order of this to work, /mnt/disk must already exist:

mount -o loop disk.iso /mnt/disk

The -o switch is for mount options. The loop option tells the mount command to find the first /dev/loopX device and use it.

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    Better answer than those also specifying -t iso9660. This is better auto-detected, as the image could be UDF or another format. – jmtd Nov 04 '10 at 13:41
  • +1 For not only the actual command, but for the additional details as well. – jscott Nov 04 '10 at 13:44
  • Note that (as for other solutions on this page) you need to be root to do this. – AstroFloyd Aug 06 '15 at 11:43
  • Agree with @jmtd to consider leaving out `-t iso9660`. Auto-detect worked for me. I also suggest `/usr/bin/file disk.iso` to determine format (iso9660 vs. udf). – Vahid Pazirandeh Nov 06 '17 at 10:28
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The following command helped:

mount -o loop -t iso9660 file.iso /mnt/test

Found here: http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/857/mount-an-iso-file-in-linux/

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    what if the image isn't iso9660 e.g. UDF? – jmtd Nov 04 '10 at 13:42
  • @jmtd - I tried my movie (copied using Brasero) with both forcing `-t iso9660` and `-t udf`. Both do mount but iso9660 causes the filenames to be lowercased (e.g., `video_ts.ifo`). Normally these files should be in caps. When using `udf`, indeed they are in caps. Both types worked fine when I used `vlc /mnt/test`. In fact I can just do `vlc file.iso` without the need of a loopback device. I used /usr/bin/file file.iso` which reported UDF 1.5 format. – Vahid Pazirandeh Nov 06 '17 at 10:20
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like that:

mount -o loop -t iso9660 whatever.iso /mnt

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You will probably need to create folder first like this..

$ mkdir/mnt/cd/

$ mount -o loop -t iso9660 whatever.iso /mnt/cd/

and think this work 

$ umount /mnt/cd/
$ mount -o loop -t iso9660 whatever.iso /mnt

if you need to mount hardrive , usb .. osv..
find out name and place..

$ fdisk -l
Device        Start      End  Sectors  Size Type
/dev/sdb1      2048  1050623  1048576  512M BIOS boot
/dev/sdb2   1050624 18020351 16969728  8,1G Linux filesystem
/dev/sdb3  18020352 30365695 12345344  5,9G Linux swap

$ mkdir /mnt/sdb2
$ mount /dev/sdb2 /mnt/sdb2
$ cd /mnt/sdb2/
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    This question already received a more generally usable version this answer (in fact several copies of the same answer) 5 years ago. I don't really see this adding anything new. May I recommend trawling the Unanswered tab? There's gobs in there. – Scott Pack Apr 18 '15 at 12:55
  • was only trying to be helpful... will not be repeated ... Peace.. over and out. – hynt Apr 18 '15 at 13:13
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    Trying to be helpful is awesome! Reposting already existing answers ends up being the forum equivalent of "Me too!" which ends up being not helpful. That's why I was pointing at the Unanswered list. Lots of stuff in there deserves answers, they just haven't found them yet. – Scott Pack Apr 18 '15 at 13:22
  • Answers by new users on really old questions end up in the review queues because really old questions are often targets for spam, so your answer got a lot of extra scrutiny. I'd recommend trying again on a newer question that doesn't already have a lot of answers. – Katherine Villyard Apr 18 '15 at 13:23
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You want to do a loop mount.
http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-to-mount-iso-image-under-linux.html

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Follow the simple steps shown below : Just Create a Directory :

mkdir /mnt/isomount

Now mount the iso image using below command.

mount -t iso9660 -o loop /app/file.iso /mnt/isomount/

Where :

-t : Used to Indicate the File System Type.

iso9660 : It is an Standard by International Organisation Standardiztion (ISO) for Medias (CD/DVD).

-o : Options are specified with a -o flag followed by a comma separated string of options.

loop : It is a pseudo-device or a fake device that is allow you to mount a file and makes a file accessible as a block device. Loop devices are often used for ISO images. We can check the mounted devices by below command.

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