Universal USB Installer
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Developer(s) | Lance |
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Initial release | August 2006 |
Stable release | 2.0.0.0
/ December 3rd 2020 |
Written in | NSIS |
Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
License | GNU General Public License |
Website | www |
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[]
- Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Xubuntu
- Debian Live
- Linux Mint
- Kali Linux
- OpenSUSE
- Fedora
- Damn Small Linux
- Puppy Linux
- PCLinuxOS
- CentOS
- GParted
- Clonezilla
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[]
- ^ Pendrivelinux, Lance (2010-02-09). "Universal USB Installer - Easy as 1 2 3". Pen Drive Linux. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- ^ Prakash, Abhishek. "How to Create Ubuntu Live USB in Windows [Step-by-Step]". itsfoss.com. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ^ Purdy, Kevin (2010-06-28). "Universal USB Installer Makes a Persistent Thumb Drive Version of Any Linux OS". Lifehacker. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
External links[]
Categories:
- Free system software
- Live USB