The term ISO was derived from the ISO 9660 file system, which is commonly used by optical media. An ISO image is a full copy of everything contained on a physical optical disc, such as a CD, DVD, or Blu-ray disc, including the file system. There is no compression and they are a sector-by-sector copy of the disc. ISO images are designed to allow you to save an exact digital copy of a disc and then use that image to burn a new disc that is an exact copy of the original. Most operating systems (and many utilities) allow you to install an ISO image as a virtual disc, which means that all of your apps can treat it as if it were a real optical disc.
In certain cases, you can need to extract a single file or multiple files from an ISO image. Here we are going to see how to extract and Copy Files from ISO Image in Linux
Extracting ISO Image:
The loop system can be used to mount ISO files. The mount command is needed. First, make a directory using the mkdir command:
$ mkdir /mnt/iso
Now mount the iso image in a newly created directory using the below command:
$ mount -o loop isofilename.iso /mnt/iso
Change the directory to /mnt/iso:
You can verify the content of iso using the ls command:
$ ls
You can now copy files to the /tmp directory easily:
Extracting ISO file using 7zip:
7-Zip is a free and open-source file archive, a program that compresses files and stores them in compact containers called “archives.”
First, install 7zip using the below command:
$ sudo apt-get install p7zip-full
Now you can extract the iso file using the below command:
$ sudo 7z x ubuntu-20.04.2.0-desktop-amd64.iso
Now you can copy files from extracted iso using the above steps.
Extract using GNOME manager:
You can also extract the archive using inbuilt GNOME manager just follow the below steps:
First, find your iso file where it is located:
Then right-click on it, and you will see the options menu:
Now click on the extract here option in the options menu:
Now you should see extracting pop-up wait till it finishes:
After successful extract you can see your file by clicking show files:
Now you can copy any file you want by clicking right-click:
In this article, we show you how to extract ISO files using 3 different easiest methods. That said, we appreciate your sticking with us to the end, and we hope the guide was as useful as we hoped.