In this tutorial you will learn how to burn ISO image to DVD from command line using Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa Linux desktop/server.
In this tutorial you will learn:
- How to Burn ISO to DVD from a command line
- How to install the
growisofs
ISO burning tool
Software Requirements and Conventions Used
Category | Requirements, Conventions or Software Version Used |
---|---|
System | Installed Ubuntu 20.04 or upgraded Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa |
Software | growisofs |
Other | Privileged access to your Linux system as root or via the sudo command. |
Conventions |
# – requires given linux commands to be executed with root privileges either directly as a root user or by use of sudo command$ – requires given linux commands to be executed as a regular non-privileged user |
Ubuntu 20.04 Burn ISO to DVD from command line step by step instructions
- Check your system whether it supports DVD burning. Start by opening a terminal window and execution of the bellow command:
$ cat /proc/sys/dev/cdrom/info
- Next, download the ISO image you wish to burn to DVD. As an example, in this tutorial, we will burn downloaded Ubuntu 20.04 ISO image.
- Install the ISO to DVD burning tool
growisofs
by using theapt
command:$ sudo apt install growisofs
- Insert the blank DVD into your DVD writer. Next, locate the previously downloaded ISO image and use the
growisofs
to burn it to DVD. Replace the DVD burner block device path/dev/sr1
with the determined inStep 1 and update the full or relative path to your downloaded ISO image:$ growisofs -dvd-compat -Z /dev/srX=iso-image.iso