To install and work with .dmg files on Linux, you can follow these steps:
1. Install Required Tools: First, you need to install
dmg2imgandp7zip. These tools help in converting.dmgfiles to.imgfiles and extracting their contents, respectively.
- For
dmg2img, use the following command:
sudo apt-get install dmg2img
- For
p7zip, use:
sudo apt-get install p7zip
2. Convert .dmg to .img: Usedmg2imgto convert the.dmgfile to an.imgfile.
dmg2img yourfile.dmg yourfile.img
3. Mount the .img File: After converting, mount the.imgfile.sudo mount -t hfsplus yourfile.img /mnt
Alternatively, you can use thedarling-dmgtool, which is a FUSE module for.dmgfiles containing an HFS+ filesystem. This tool allows you to directly mount.dmgfiles under Linux via FUSE without needing to manually extract and mount them.
To use darling-dmg, you need to install it and its dependencies, which include a C++11-capable compiler, CMake >3.10, and make. Once installed, you can mount .dmg files using:
darling-dmg yourfile.dmg /mntThese methods should help you work with.dmgfiles on Linux effectively.