This only works if the .img contains a single filesystem without a partition table.
Open your terminal and run:
At first glance, it looks like a problem. You can’t mount it directly, and burning it to a USB drive seems risky. But don’t click away. That little file is actually a that has been compressed with the powerful BZIP2 algorithm. img.bz2 to iso
dd if=your_file.img of=your_file.iso bs=2048 If this is a hybrid bootable image (common for Linux ISOs that were saved as .img ), use geteltorito : This only works if the
geteltorito -o your_file.iso your_file.img For total control, mount the image and create a fresh ISO: But don’t click away
Today, we’re going to crack it open and convert it into a universally friendly .iso file. The .img format is a raw, sector-by-sector copy of a disk (like a hard drive or a floppy). It’s incredibly accurate but takes up a lot of space. BZIP2 ( bz2 ) offers better compression ratios than the more common GZIP, making it ideal for distributing large disk images.
Now go forth and mount that mystery image. Have you ever found a weird .img.bz2 file in the wild? What was on it? Let me know in the comments below.
