Linux – How to copy a CD/DVD
August 17th, 2008
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Use the following commands to create an ISO image from any CD or DVD.
Step 1: Determine the device of your CD/DVD player.
In Nautilus, right click on the disk and select “Unmount”.
Assuming the DVD player is /dev/dvd, use the following command to create an ISO image.
% dd if=/dev/dvd of=myFile.iso bs=1024
When done, you’ll have a new file called “myFile.iso” which is a mirror copy of the CD/DVD media.
Step 2: Burn the ISO image to a CD or DVD
In Nautilus, right click on the new Image (ISO) file and select “Write to Disc…”
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