Use "losetup" on Linux for mounting disk images

On Linux, if you've captured a disk image using dd and you want to use it as a virtual device, use something like the following:

losetup -Pfr backup.bin

Explanation of these flags:

• P: support partitions
• f: find first unused device
• r: set up as read-only

Other helpful flags:

• --show: print out the device name

After setting up the device, you should be able to mount partitions' file systems as normal. On Linux Mint, this can be done from the Disks app.

And to remove all loop devices:

losetup --detach-all

There is a -d flag to specify a particular device.