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About to get access to a CD through the terminal - with Virtual Box working with Ubuntu Desktop and Server, when the Guest Additions .iso file is inserted through:

  • Devices -> Insert Guest Additions CD image

For the Desktop environment its access is through /media/<username>/VBox_GAs_#.#.# and for the Server environment its access is through /dev/cdrom, it to be mount it with the sudo mount /dev/cdrom /cdrom command.

Observe the difference between /media and /dev

Question

  • Why the CD access in Ubuntu Server is different than expected according with FHS?

I assumed it should be /media too - it taking in consideration again the FHS - it according with:

Note this situation happens for the 18.04LTS and 20.04LTS

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