[K12OSN] Virtual CD prgram for linux

[Ritchie, Josiah S.]

You can make an ISO and mount it where ever you like using a command
like mount -o loop -t iso9660 /path/to/iso /path/to/mnt/

Is that what you mean?

JSR/

> -----Original Message-----
> From: k12osn-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:k12osn-bounces at redhat.com] On
> Behalf Of Barry Cisna
> Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 7:29 AM
> To: K12OSN
> Subject: [K12OSN] Virtual CD prgram for linux
> 
> Hello list,
> 
> Does anyone know of a virtual CD program for linux? This could then be
> accessed by thin clients. Ive googled out and haven't really come up
> with anything. I'm wanting to possibly set something like this up then
> see if I can get certain Winders CD's put into this progarm to see if
> they would run through wine.This may be a good way to run some winders
> programs and wean people away from Winders in time. I'm afraid trying
to
> install native Winders Virtual CD via wine, I'm going to run into lots
> of showstopper, caveats. It seems these programs are dodgey at best
> anyway depending how the installer is setup on the Cd's you are trying
> to img/load into Virt CD. I have moons ago gotten some to run fairly
> reliably.Example Encarta, Streets&Trips,Ancestor.I dont think VMWare
> would be a good fit for all i am wanting to do?
> Any ideas?
> 
> Take Care,
> 
> Barry Cisna
> 
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