Unpacking an iso file?

[Keith Roberts]

On Fri, 5 Oct 2007, Michael Schwendt wrote:

> To: fedora-test-list at redhat.com
> From: Michael Schwendt <mschwendt.tmp0701.nospam at arcor.de>
> Subject: Re: Unpacking an iso file?
> 
> On Fri, 5 Oct 2007 15:55:15 +0100 (BST), Keith Roberts wrote:
>
>> I have downloaded the 7.92 test 3 DVD iso image. I would
>> like to put this on my local web server, and do a network
>> install from that onto my laptop, via http. I suppose this
>> would be alot faster than a network installation across the
>> internet?
>
> Yes.
>
>> Are there any Linux utilites that would allow me to unpack
>> the iso's contents into my web server directory please?
>
> Some starting points:
>
> option 1)
>  "mount file.iso /some/mnt/point -o loop"
>
> option 2)
>  GNOME desktop, right-click on .iso file, open with "Archive Manager"
>
> option 3)
>  isomaster
>  http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/extras/6/i386/repoview/isomaster.html
>
>

Thanks for that Michael. I have tried Iso Master under KDE 
and that works OK.

I might try mounting the iso directly, then copying the 
files to my server directory. I take it that would be 
quicker that Iso Master having to unpack the files first?

Regards

Keith

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