Mounting CDs on Linux

You should consult your Linux documentation for exact details of how to mount a CD on your system.

  1. Log on as root.
  2. To set up a mount point for the CD-ROM device (if one does not already exist), run the following command:mkdir -p /mnt/cdrom.
  3. To mount a CD, insert the CD and run the following command: mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom device/mnt/cdrom where cdrom device is the name of your CD-ROM device, for example hdc.

    Change the /mnt/cdrom mount point as appropriate from step 1.

    On some systems it is sufficient to simply insert the CD and type mount cdrom at root.