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Questions about how to use/mount/burn/create ISO images.

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Why ISO master (editor) does not read Windows images

I have the followjng problem with ISO master software: I try to edit WIndows 7 ISO image $ isomaster windows7.iso The file does open, unfortunately all I get is README with message: This disc ...
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building ubuntu-keyring for custom ISO

I have been unable to find clear instructions on building a customized Ubuntu ISO. Many sources say that I must first generate a custom build of ubuntu-keyring which I will use to verify the packages ...
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Create a custom ISO Ubuntu 22.04

I am trying to create a custom Ubuntu 22.04 ISO image with some special features. In older versions I was using a preseed to add those features, but since Ubuntu 20.04 the preseed has been outdated. ...
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initramfs unpacking failed: write error

I'm attempting to put Ubuntu on an old HP Pavilion zt1130, which has a Celeron i686 processor. I used an Ubuntu MATE 16.04 disk that was lying around. However, I got the error: initramfs unpacking ...
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Where in the server install does it mount /cdrom?

If I try to boot the server installer iso as a CD - whether burnt directly to a CD, mounted in a virtual machine like an optical drive, or expanded onto a USB/SD - it works great. If I try to grub ...
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How do I burn a multi-track .img image to a CD-R or CD-RW?

I have an .img file sizing about 600 MiB. When I wanted to burn this file to a CD (not a DVD), I could not find any program capable of doing so. I tried K3b, Brasero, and AcetoneISO. Nothing was able ...
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Making an ISO from a dvd once it's inserted

I'm trying to make it so that when I insert a dvd into the cdrom It exports it into an iso using dd. Here's the script for exporting to an iso #!/bin/bash timestamp=$(date +"%Y%m%d_%H%M%S") ...
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create custom ISO in Ubuntu Server 21.04 for unattended and offline installation

I need to create a .ISO with the cloud-init folder inside that would hold the autoinstall-user-data and meta-data files and edit the grub file to use it DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=21.04 ...
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Install a guest Win10 in VirtualBox in Ubuntu 20.04 from ISO

I have followed the instructions here (and posted many places else in various forms, 1) to boot from an iso image of Win10 under VBox in Ubuntu 20.04. I get Fatal: Could not read from the boot medium!...
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Install custom Ubuntu iso from network card

I have a few customized Ubuntu ISOs (based in Ubuntu 12.04) that I need to install in a SBC embedded in an enclosure. Until now, I have to open the enclosure, connect a screen, keyboard and a USB ...
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"isolinux.bin missing or corrupt" when trying to boot 16.04 from USB

I wiped my USB drive using GParted and then installed the Ubuntu 16.04 ISO to the drive using Disks (gnome-disks) by selecting the "Restore Partition Image..." option and then writing the ISO to the ...
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Creating an ISO from a bootable pendrive (only the used space)

I have a 128GB bootable pendrive with Windows Live on it. I wanted to create an ISO image of this pen-drive so that I can create a bootable pendrive later. This question might seem to be [Duplicate] ...
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genisoimage creates a folder named "." in the ISO

I'm currently trying to generate a CD ISO from a directory with some files in it using the following command: (Yes, I'm using exactly this command to learn how it's done) genisoimage -o test.iso -V ...
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Why are mounted iso's not browseable via an NFS share/mount?

Try it out please: download an iso and place it in /data/iso eg: [root@geppetto ~]# ls -al /data/iso total 708620 drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 4096 Oct 17 14:40 . drwxr-xr-x. 3 root root 4096 ...
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"Loading operating system... boot error" when booting from live CD

I'm having a problem installing Ubuntu 12.10 on a new drive. I was running Windows7 on my SSD but when the drive crashed, I decided to use that as an excuse to make the switch to Ubuntu. I've been ...
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Easy ISO customizing tool for Ubuntu?

I am searching for a way to create a custom ISOs for (K)Ubuntu desktop to provision physical machines (like laptops), esp. with lower RAM, through PXE / Netboot. Goal is a mostly completely unattended ...
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Ubuntu autoinstall disable prompt during iso installation

I'm generating my own iso using autoinstall, here is the configuration: #cloud-config autoinstall: version: 1 identity: hostname: foo-ubuntu password: "qqqaaaqqqaaa" username:...
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Autoinstalling Ubuntu Server 22.04

I'm searching for a method to make a bootable USB that automatically installs Ubuntu 22.04 with a desktop environment. I had a setup for Ubuntu Server 20.04 (installing gnome during the setup) by ...
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How to boot live Ubuntu from ISO on an encrypted LUKS partition

For a while I've been wanting to set up my ultimate everyday-carry USB drive, and my current setup is a hybrid MBR-GPT with EFI 32, EFI 64 and legacy BIOS GRUBs on a FAT32 partition that can also be ...
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How to create custom ISO using autoinstall process in particularly for 21.10

I am trying to create a custom ISO particularly for 21.10 and successfully created 20.04.* iso using the attached procedure(https://gist.github.com/s3rj1k/55b10cd20f31542046018fcce32f103e) and worked ...
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Mass install OS

I'm a little stuck on this issue and not sure what path to take and how. I have a clonezilla image of a custom Ubuntu. That image needs to be running on remote supermicro servers worldwide with ...
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ISO for backing up linux

I am interested in backing and restore my linux file-sytem to an external ntfs drive in an extremely fast way, not interested in compression but needs a compression method to preserve its file ...
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Is it possible to create custom ISO with Cubic and use autoinstall?

I would like to prepare custom Ubuntu 20.04 image. The idea is that system after automatic installation will include some custom network configuration, Docker and some Docker containers running. My ...
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How to make an iso from current ubuntu install

It looks like all the answers here are about discontuinued software and I would like to know how to do this in 20.10
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"SquashFS error: unable to read data cache entry". When installing latest 20.04 ISO from Ubuntu on VMWare Player, during EasyInstall

I downloaded the latest 20.4 ISO (ubuntu-20.04-desktop-amd64.iso) from Ubuntu.com and tried to use it to create a new VM in VMWare Player using EasyInstall, on Windows 10 Home 64bit, using default ...
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Ubuntu ISO download file from mirror hash checksum is not the same as original

This is my first post. I downloaded the ISO file from the Ubuntu website which automatically redirects to some of its mirrors and I performed a checksum. The hashes were not equal to those expressed ...
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How do I create a customized ISO of Ubuntu that can be installed on multiple systems, a la OEM configuration?

I am working on created a customized version of Ubuntu (with certain NEEDED customizations) that will, aftewards, need to be installed on others computers. I know about OEM install, but how do I ...
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grub2 boot iso from raid 1

how can i boot the iso files from the raid 1 in grub2? i have a raid 1 (intel raid, ntfs) with some boot iso files. once i selected the entry in the grub2 boot menu say ubuntu iso, it booted and the ...
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Can't get .iso creation tools working in 18.04

I'm trying to prepare a laptop for return to stock. I have the current copy of dban.iso on-hand. Startup Disk Creator ignores my selection of dban. unetbootin launched (as root) throws errors: X ...
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Tried to copy multi-session DVD - got "k3b does not support copying multi-session DVD or blu-ray disks" what to do?

I have 4.7 Gb DVD-disc with some archival data and I want to copy it to other DVD disk (or read to ISO-file). K3b shows that it has 3 sessions: Usually I use K3b for disc writing and copying. But in ...
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sha256sum of image on dvd doesn't match to original ISO

I tried to check sha256sum of ISO after it was burn on DVD I used this command and got result that differs from original ISO's check: dd if=/dev/sr0 | sha256sum Does it mean that it was written ...
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Ubuntu iso customization with a different kernel version, boot screen is scrambled

Following this thread I am trying to build a customized ubuntu iso based on ubuntu Bionic Beaver : 129292a182136a35e1f89c586dbac2e2 ubuntu-18.04-desktop-amd64.iso I followed this tutorial : https://...
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Custom ISO not booting on Flash Drive

I've developed a custom minimal ubuntu distribution (there is a specific reason for this) which I've been able to successfully boot inside of a VM and burn to a CD. However, when I try to use ...
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Deb package Installation Error while installing customized ubuntu server iso

While I am trying to install a deb package embedded inside customized Ubuntu server ISO file, I get an installation error saying: An installation step failed. You can try to run the failing item ...
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Batch convert ISO/WAV/CUE back into BIN/CUE

I've been looking for a command utility/script that does the opposite of bchunck, but can't seem to find one. What bchunck does is taking a mixed-mode CD image in BIN/CUE format and separate it into ...
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Brasero Disc Burner - Vers 3.12.1 - Do Not Burn In Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

I have never had any issues with Brasero before until now! Ever since i upgraded from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Brasero have kept failing to burn everything. One of two things happen ...
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Ubuntu iso image - different size when downloading via torrent or from ubuntu.com

Ubuntu 16.4.1 iso size 1Gb on ubuntu site. but when I download via torrent it seems iso size 1.5 GB. which one should I download? Torrent: http://releases.ubuntu.com/16.04.1/ubuntu-16.04.1-desktop-...
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File command not finding the right info from an iso file

When I run file archlinux-2015.11.01-dual.iso it responds with archlinux-2015.11.01-dual.iso: x86 boot sector when I know it should be responding with something like archlinux-2015.11.01-dual....
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Installed Ubuntu from external drive, cannot boot from internal SSD drive

This is my first time trying to install a Linux operating system after reading many interesting exciting articles about it, but I really need some help! I am trying to install ubuntu-14.04.3 onto my ...
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Booting a Live USB ISO as an Alternate OS

I recently fixed a virus-laden Windows laptop for a teenage niece, but I am sure she will gum it up again. Unfortunately, she isn't ready to make the plunge to Ubuntu, but I thought an accessible live ...
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Unpack ISO image, edit some files, repack an ISO so that it still boots

So I've used the live-build tools with some success. An ISO is generated, it loads in Virtualbox but fails to boot because the config file is looking for vmlinuz.lz but binary/casper contains: -rw-r--...
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How to change a .cdr file to a .iso file

Hi I'm trying to convert a cdr to an iso. On OS X I would just use hdiutil but I'm new to Ubuntu so I'm not sure how to convert this. Thanks.
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Creating LXC container using iso file

Is it possible to create an LXC container from iso file? Following points might give you better context about what I want I have created my own distro by following "How to create customized ubuntu ...
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How do I access the files in an ISO created with WinArchiver

A friend from out of town recently gave me four .iso files on a USB stick. Several days later I tried to access the files using 7z; all I see in each ISO is a 0-byte file named "Please open the ISO ...
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Executing *.exe file from mounted ISO. No permissions

I'm trying to run *.exe file from ISO that I've mounted, but I can't. Wine says "Access denied". Any ideas how to receive permission to run this file?
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Problems installing Matlab via iso R2013a on Ubuntu 13.10

I mounted the MATLAB for LINUX iso image to local drive and tried to run ./install and a installation dialog box even appeared asking all the required details but when I pressed Finish to begin ...
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How to burn Ubuntu Desktop v12.04.3-i386.iso file to a CD or a DVD disc?

The Ubuntu ISO file I downloaded wants to burn exclusively to a CD disc, but the files in the ISO file are too large to fit to any 700MB CD disc I currently have available. It won't accept a DVD as ...
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Is there way to check if users use Ubuntu Desktop amd64 or amd64+mac?

I believe uname -a on installation from both regular 64-bit and mac iso outputs the same info string. Is there way to tell apart their architectures?
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Unable to sync Ubuntu ISO

I'm trying to sync the Ubuntu 13.04 daily ISO according to this answer. I've used this command: zsync http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/raring-desktop-amd64.iso.zsync It worked the first ...
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How to modify Ubuntu Precise .iso preseed?

I'm trying to modify the installation sequence of Ubuntu Precise. I need add a repository package inside the iso. I make my own apt repository mirror and add my own packages with reprepro ...
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