Ubuntu - ISO - Mount ISO image

Mount a raw ISO 9660 image file as a file system:

mount -t iso9660 -o loop some.iso /mnt/data

Mount a raw ISO 9660 image file as a READ-ONLY file system:

mkdir /mnt/data
mount -o loop,ro some.iso /mnt/data

where:


Mount a raw ISO 9660 image file automatically using an entry in the file: /etc/fstab

/etc/fstab
some.iso /mnt/data iso9660 loop,ro 0 3

NOTE: A loop device is a pseudo-device that makes a file accessible as a block device.

To access the mounted fileshare:

cd /mnt/data
ls -l