UNetbootin

UNetbootin

UNetbootin version 625 on Windows 7
Original author(s)	Geza Kovacs
Initial release	April 2007 (2007-04)

Stable release	Release 625 / May 16, 2016 (2016-05-16)
Development status	Active
Written in	C++ (Qt 4.0)
Operating system	Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux
Type	Live USB
License	GNU GPL^[1]
Website	unetbootin.github.io

UNetbootin (Universal Netboot Installer) is a cross-platform utility that can create live USB systems and can load a variety of system utilities or install various Linux distributions and other operating systems without a CD.

Modes

USB install

This installation mode creates bootable USB flash drives and bootable USB Hard Disk Drives; it is a Live USB creator.

Cross-platform (available for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X)
Non-destructive install (does not format the device) using Syslinux.
Supports mainstream Linux distributions, such as Ubuntu, Fedora, openSUSE, CentOS, Gentoo, Linux Mint, Arch Linux, Mandriva, MEPIS, Slackware as well as FreeDOS, FreeBSD and NetBSD.
Can load a variety of system utilities, such as Ophcrack, BackTrack.
Other operating systems can be loaded via pre-downloaded ISO image or floppy/hard drive disk image files.
Automatically detects all removable devices.
Supports LiveUSB persistence (preserving files across reboots; this feature is for Ubuntu only)

Multiple installs on the same device are not supported.

Hard drive install

This installation mode performs a network installation or "frugal install" without a CD, similar to that performed by the Win32-Loader.

UNetbootin's distinguishing features are its support for a great variety of Linux distributions, its portability, its ability to load custom disk image (including ISO image) files, and its support for both Windows and Linux.^[2] Unlike Wubi, and similar to the Win32-Loader, when installing to hard disk, UNetbootin installs to a partition, not a disk image, thus creating a dual-boot setup between Linux and Windows.

References

↑ UNetbootin License and Credits
↑ Geza Kovacs (tuxcantfly). "Install Ubuntu Without a CD". Ubuntu. Retrieved 2007-10-10.

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