Tools to Manage ISO Files on Linux

A while ago we showed you what you can do with PDF files on Linux. Today we take a look at ISO files and Linux applications which you can use to work with them. ISO files are also known as ISO images or disk images because they are usually used to create backup copies of hard disks or optical media (CDs and DVDs).

An ISO file is in fact an archive which stores files in uncompressed format (unlike, for instance, ZIP or RAR archives), which means that an ISO image of a DVD is an exact, “mirror” copy of its contents. You're probably familiar with this type of media – chances are that you installed your Linux distribution from an ISO image. You can create ISO images from any type of file on your computer and burn them to CDs or DVDs. Existing ISO images can be mounted, extracted, and modified (if necessary) thanks to a number of user-friendly Linux tools.

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