DMG Automounter

DMG Automounter is a useful Nautilus script that allows Linux distributions with the GNOME desktop to mount Mac OS X .dmg files. Although the software will not install the files since this process requires Mac OS X APIs that are not open source, it can still be a handy tool for users who need to access Mac OS X DMG files from their Linux system.

To run DMG Automounter, you need to have the dmg2img folder in your home folder. If you want to change the location of dmg2img, you can do so by updating the script called dmgmount. You also need to have both dmgmount and dmgunmount scripts in the /home/(your username)/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts folder for the software to work correctly.

If you prefer to use a GUI, you can access your home folder and press Ctrl-H to show hidden folders. Then, locate the folder .gnome2 and drag and drop both scripts into the nautilus scripts folder. Alternatively, if you like using the command line, you can run the command cp /path/to/script ~./gnome2/nautilus-scripts. After that, open the terminal and run the command sudo chmod a+x ~./gnome2/nautilus-scripts/* to ensure that the scripts are executable.

Using DMG Automounter is straightforward. To mount the dmg file, right-click on the file and select the "Scripts" option from the context menu. Then, choose dmgmount from the menu. When you want to unmount the dmg file, ensure that you do not automatically unmount it. Instead, right-click on the original dmg file and select "Scripts" again. This time, choose dmgunmount from the menu. Overall, DMG Automounter is a helpful tool that simplifies the process of working with Mac OS X .dmg files on Linux.