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Similar to the way Mac OS X users can create and mount blank .dmg files, add and remove files as much as they wish, and move that image wherever they want.. as if it were a virtual USB drive.
Is there an equivalent for Ubuntu? I know that the 'Disk Image Mounter' allows us to mount and edit existing .img files, but is there an equally easy way to create/format empty .img files? Every solution I have found so far implements copying/cloning an already existing drive, but I don't want that.
EDIT: I created a scripted GUI application based on the answer accepted below. It's just a dialog based on YAD and .sh files, it's meant to make the dd command/mount/format process easier to handle for not-so-command-line-savvy people.
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Yes.
This is a step-by-step guide to create a custom image starting from scratch;
I'll assume the following:
Creating the blank image
Create the blank image:
Mounting the blank imageLinux Create Disk Image File
List the already busy loopback devices:
Mount the image on the first available loopback device:
Partitioning / formatting the blank image
Run
gparted passing the loopback device as an argument:
Click on 'Device' -> 'Create Partition Table..':
If you read the driver page it informs that if these drivers are not installed it shows as missing drivers for a Simple Communications controller. The basic board spec shows it does not have a Serial port.
Click 'Apply':
Click on 'Partition' -> 'New':
Select 'fat32' from the drop-down menu:
Click 'Add':
Click the green tick:
Click 'Apply':
Click 'Close':
And close Gparted.
Unmounting the image
Finally, unmount the image from the loopback device:
You can use the created image for whatever purpose you want; for example, you can use it as a virtual USB drive:
Opening Files:
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First you need to install hfsutils package:
Now, create an image file, the size is fixed:
Then, format the image file:
After that, mount the image:
Copy your files into your new mounted volume and when you finish unmount it:
I referred to this link to find the solution.
Ps: I tested it successfully in my Ubuntu MATE 14.04.3
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