Universal USB Installer

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Universal USB Installer
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Universal USB Installer
Developer(s)Lance
Initial releaseAugust 2006
Stable release
2.0.0.0 / December 3rd 2020
Written inNSIS
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
LicenseGNU General Public License
Websitewww.pendrivelinux.com

Universal USB Installer (UUI) is an open-source live Linux USB flash drive creation software. It allows users to create a bootable live USB flash drive using an ISO image from a supported Linux distribution, antivirus utility, system tool, and Microsoft Windows installer. UUI was originally created by Lance.

Features[]

  • Creates a bootable live USB flash drive of many Linux distributions
  • Optionally create a persistent file for saving changes made from the running environment back to the flash drive.
  • Provides additional information regarding each distribution, including category, website URL, and download link for quick reference
  • Use formatting methods that allow the USB flash drive to remain accessible for other storage purposes
  • Unsupported or (unlisted) ISO files can also be tried against several unlisted ISO options[1]

Example supported Linux distributions[]

Reception[]

It's FOSS editor wrote that Universal USB Installer is his "favorite tool and is extremely easy to use."[2] Lifehacker called it "usefull".[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Pendrivelinux, Lance (2010-02-09). "Universal USB Installer - Easy as 1 2 3". Pen Drive Linux. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  2. ^ Prakash, Abhishek. "How to Create Ubuntu Live USB in Windows [Step-by-Step]". itsfoss.com. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  3. ^ Purdy, Kevin (2010-06-28). "Universal USB Installer Makes a Persistent Thumb Drive Version of Any Linux OS". Lifehacker. Retrieved 2021-05-31.

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