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Idea #13841: Add right-click mount/unmount option for BIN/CUE, ISO, etc. files in Nautilus

bug This idea is a duplicate of Idea #194: Easy mounting of Images like ISO and CUE.
Written by brettalton the 28 Sep 08 at 23:39. Related project: Nautilus. Status: New
Rationale
Mounting a .iso or .cue (and bin) CD image - as far as I know (I heard KDE might have this) - is not integrated into any operating system at the moment (Windows, Mac, Linux, etc.).

For most, they have to install a third-party - hopefully free - image mounting program. Alcohol 120%, Daemon Tools, etc.

I propose that Canonical helps create a right-click feature that enables users to mount and unmount CD images (BIN/CUE, ISO, DMG, etc.) in GNOME and KDE.

If such a program or add-on already exists, then I suggest having it readily available for users in the repositories, or in the case of an add-on for Nautilus, installed by default.

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Written by brettalton the 28 Sep 08 at 23:39.
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Auzy wrote on the 29 Sep 08 at 00:10
ISO's (and DMG's) can be mounted in OSX by double clicking. And daemon tools in Windows has adware bundled now (but there are others).

In fact, OSX handles disk images (and installing apps) so well and easily, that most software is deployed using disk images rather then Zip files.

Auzy wrote on the 29 Sep 08 at 00:14
By the way, this is a dupe

http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/194/

Frants wrote on the 29 Sep 08 at 06:25
More like 15:th dupe. Gaah.

dino wrote on the 29 Sep 08 at 11:52
i dont like to right click mount/umount. Why not just "open" it with doulbe click dirctly in nautlis?

harish_kd wrote on the 29 Sep 08 at 12:25
In 8.10 alpha i saw archive mounter, which mounts iso s too.


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