This guide explains how to burn ISO Image via command Line in Ubuntu using little program command line based called Wodim. Wodim is a command line tool that makes burning iso files to CD/DVD easy.
Follow these instructions will help you to install wodim and burn a disc using wodim:
Open terminal and Install wodim with the command:
sudo apt-get install wodim
Locate your cdrom drives location with following command:
wodim --devices
Command above should give output like the following:
neostream@ubuntuportal:~/Desktop$ wodim --devices wodim: Overview of accessible drives (1 found) : ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 dev='/dev/sg2' rwrw-- : 'ASUS' 'DRW-2014S1T' -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Using the output from above identify your drive location. In this example it would be /dev/sg2, Insert a CD/DVD blank into your CD/DVD burner, then burn ISO image with following command:
wodim -v dev=/dev/sg2 speed=10 -eject /home/neostream/iso/ubuntu-12.04-beta2-desktop-i386.iso
If you want to burn to CD/DVD-RW disc, you can erase it first with this command:
wodim dev=/dev/sg2 blank=fast
