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Software => BSD, Linux, and Unix => Topic started by: Geek-9pm on August 23, 2011, 01:00:24 AM

Title: UNetbootin -Put Linux on USB
Post by: Geek-9pm on August 23, 2011, 01:00:24 AM

Recently found this:

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Introduction
UNetbootin allows you to create bootable Live USB drives for Ubuntu, Fedora, and other Linux distributions without burning a CD. It runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. You can either let UNetbootin download one of the many distributions supported out-of-the-box for you, or supply your own Linux .iso file if you've already downloaded one or your preferred distribution isn't on the list.   ...
http://unetbootin.sourceforge

Has anybody tried it? ?

Title: Re: UNetbootin -Put Linux on USB
Post by: JJ 3000 on August 23, 2011, 03:04:46 AM

Quote from: Geek-9pm on August 23, 2011, 01:00:24 AM

Has anybody tried it? ?

Yep. I use it all the time.

Title: Re: UNetbootin -Put Linux on USB
Post by: Transfusion on August 23, 2011, 11:30:48 AM

I use an alternative to UNetbootin, which supports creating a Bootable Windows Vista/7 install flash drive along with the linux distros. It also allows you to try unsupported ISOs, such as, say, the Seagate disk check tool, or Hiren's boot CD, or BartPE.
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/yumi-multiboot-usb-creator/ (http://www.pendrivelinux.com/yumi-multiboot-usb-creator/)
YUMI.

Title: Re: UNetbootin -Put Linux on USB
Post by: Salmon Trout on August 23, 2011, 12:03:30 PM

I've been using grub4dos to do this, I have 3 ISOs, Windows 7 Windows 7 System Repair CD, Windows 7 PE, and linuxmint 9 live CD on a pen drive.

Title: Re: UNetbootin -Put Linux on USB
Post by: johnkon32 on August 23, 2011, 02:12:39 PM

There are many good and stable utilities that will help you to create a Live USB Stick with your favourite distribution. Fedora has also a default utility for that which is called "Fedora Live USB Creator" (See https://fedorahosted.org/liveusb-creator/). I think that same applies to Ubuntu, which comes with a similar utility.

uNetbootin is an excellent choice as well and you've nothing to lose. Go ahead, install it, play with it. It works pretty well and can be used with most Linux Distributions and other free OSes.