How to play a DVD ISO in Linux
I downloaded a DVD torrent of a documentary titled “Steal This Film II“. This torrent was saved as a single ISO image. I figured there has to be a way to play a DVD ISO without having to burn that ISO to a physical DVD disc. Here is how to play a DVD ISO in Linux!
1. Install mplayer if not already installed on linux computer.
2. Open a terminal window.
3. Type “mplayer dvd://1 -dvd-device /location/of/dvd/name.iso”
Here is a short explanation:
1. The ‘1′ in the first portion of the command of dvd://1 being the first title on the disk.
2. To pause, use ‘p’ or the space bar.
3. For more commands; from a terminal window, type “man mplayer”.
If you have an icon on your desktop for MPlayer you can highlight the ISO file and drag/drop it on the MPlayer icon. It will then open & run the film automatically. Neat!
newyorkpaulie
November 14, 2009 at 1:58 pm