Ubuntu QA:
BlogBrainstormPackage status
Log in
Ubuntu QA
The Ubuntu community has contributed 21986 ideas, 135057 comments, 2615221 votes
Idea sandbox Idea sandbox
Popular ideas Popular ideas
Ideas in development Ideas in development
Implemented ideas Implemented ideas
Idea #2528: Make mounting of .iso files easy

bug This idea is a duplicate of Idea #194: Easy mounting of Images like ISO and CUE.
Written by blogage.de the 2 Mar 08 at 17:39. Category: Others. Related project: Nothing/Others. Status: New
Rationale
Currently it is quite complex for beginners to mount an CD image file like an .iso image. You have to use cryptic shell commands like "sudo mount image.iso -o loop /mnt/loop" or something like that - I forget it every time. ;)

My suggestion: Add a new contex menu entry "Mount on desktop" for every ISO image, if you click on it with the right mouse button. It wouldn't be hard to implement but a huge contribution to the ease of Ubuntu use.

PS: Sorry for my bad english.
Tags: (none)

37
votes
closed
Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #2528
Written by blogage.de the 2 Mar 08 at 17:39.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #2528 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

Propose your solution

Attachments
No attachments.


Duplicates


Comments
AzazelMazikin wrote on the 2 Mar 08 at 17:53
Your linux knowledge is bad too. mount -o loop is yesterday, use CDemu 1.0. It handles all types of images, has own /dev/ file, it even has gnome applet, so it works quite like Daemon Tools

blogage.de wrote on the 2 Mar 08 at 17:55
Then maybe CDemu should be installed by default?

AzazelMazikin wrote on the 2 Mar 08 at 18:12
There is no difficulties to install it yourself. http://www.cdemu.com. Including it in distro will bring Ubuntu law hazard, even Windows doesnt include virtual cd rom, and Ubuntu has no mp3 codec for that reason

Pekkalainen wrote on the 2 Mar 08 at 18:12
Already implemented, for me at least. I dont know via which program but I can mount ISO-files simply by right clicking on them in Nautilus.

blogage.de wrote on the 3 Mar 08 at 05:49
@ AzazelMazikin:

Why should an easy way to mount images be illegal? Not all images are warez ...


Post your comment