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MC File Manager Question

Posted: 10. Aug 2016, 02:13
by Atip
In the latest Slackware and its offsprings, Salix and Slackel,
mc file manager will not open anymore iso files. This is an important feature
for me in mc.

In my Salix-14.0 working box with kernel 4.4.9-smp mc does open iso files.

My question: To where will I address this problem that it can be possibly corrected.

I would hate to change to a distro where I have no such problem. I have tried more than
12 file managers and always come back to mc, it is just the best for me. I used it in my
short stint with windows more than 20 years ago and ever since in Linux. :)

Re: MC File Manager Question

Posted: 10. Aug 2016, 08:02
by djemos
On slackel 6.0.6 that has been upgraded with latest kernel 4.4.16 and latest slackware packages, mc opens slackellive64-openbox-6.0.6.iso file and i can see the iso details, folders and files.
When I press Enter on an .iso file, mc will open the .iso and I can browse individual files.
Edit: mc uses isoinfo to view iso files. Do you have cdrtools installed?
Also (maybe not needed), install libisoburn package (which includes xorriso).
Look at /etc/mc/mc.ext and /usr/libexec/mc/ext.d/misc.sh

Re: MC File Manager Question

Posted: 10. Aug 2016, 15:44
by gapan
It also works OK here on 14.2... But I have lots of extra stuff installed.

Re: MC File Manager Question

Posted: 11. Aug 2016, 00:08
by laprjns
I can open iso file with mc without problem here. I really don't have much more installed than what come on the install iso.

Re: MC File Manager Question

Posted: 11. Aug 2016, 02:19
by Atip
Thank you djemos et all!

Installed libisoburn and mc now opens iso files in Slackel and Salix-14.2.

What a relieve! :D