This tutorial will explain how to mount files from nautilus’ right-click context menu. A mount option integrated into Nautilus’ context menu will make mounting files easier than before.
File mounter is an open-source program to mount files on Linux/Ubuntu/Super OS (still in beta). It creates a script menu to mount/unmount files from the context menu.
File mounter supports following formats:
- .7z
- .zip
- .tar
- .rar
- .tar.gz
- .tar.bz2
- .deb
- .cbz (.zip files in reality)
- .iso (ISO9660)
- .nrg
- .runz (.runz files are ISO9660 files + the rock ridge extension)
- ext2
- ext3
- ext4
- QEMU raw images (not fully tested)
Install File Mounter in Ubuntu:
Open terminal from the dash home or press Ctrl+Alt+T, install the dependencies:
sudo apt-get install avfs unionfs-fuse
Then navigate to download folder and install File mounter:
cd ~/Downloads
sudo dpkg -i file-mounter-0.4.2.deb
Use File Mounter:
To mount a file: Right click a file, select “scripts”, select “mount”, and then select “mount file”
To unmount a file: Right click a file, select “scripts”, select “mount”, and then select “un-mount file”
Notes:
You need root privileges to use File mounter (gksudo asks for the password)
The option “mount file (read-write)” will only work with HDD images for now