How to work with Mac/GPT disks in Linux

Question

I use Ubuntu and Debian Linux.

I have an image of a (mac) disk that uses GPT.

How do I mount one of the partions on this? I have installed gdisk and can list the partitions on the image.

I would actually like to extract an image of each of the partitions so I end up with an image for each partition.

How to do that?

It's easy to confuse "Mac" disks with [APM](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Partition_Map), so avoid using that term inappropriately. GPT is GPT, on any machine. — Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams, Jun 08 '11 at 11:47

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 08 '11 at 12:35

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This should get you started.

answered Jun 08 '11 at 12:35

songei2f

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 08 '11 at 19:04

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While @alharaka's suggestion will work, you might find it easier to use kpartx, as described in this blog post:

After attaching your disk image to a loop device, kpartx will create device nodes for each of the partitions. I believe kpartx supports GPT.

answered Jun 08 '11 at 19:04

larsks

I solved the problem using kpartx and loopback devices. – Thomas Jun 10 '11 at 06:22

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