| UNetbootin | |
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 UNetbootin version 702 onVoid Linux | |
| Original author | Geza Kovacs |
| Initial release | April 2007; 18 years ago (2007-04) |
| Stable release | |
| Written in | C++ (Qt 4/5) |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows,macOS,Linux |
| Type | Live USB |
| License | GNU GPL version 2 or later[2] |
| Website | unetbootin |
| Repository | |
UNetbootin ("Universal Netboot Installer") is across-platform utility that can create live USB systems and can load a variety of system utilities or install variousLinux distributions and otheroperating systems without a CD.
Thisinstallation mode creates bootableUSB flash drives and bootable USBhard disk drives; it is alive USB creator.[3]
Multiple installs on the same device are not supported.
This installation mode performs a network installation or "frugal install" without a CD, similar to that performed by theWin32-Loader.[4]
UNetbootin's distinguishing features are its support for a great variety of Linux distributions, its portability, its ability to load customdisk image (includingISO image) files, and its support for both Windows and Linux.[5] UnlikeWubi, and similar to theWin32-Loader, when installing to hard disk, UNetbootin installs to apartition, not adisk image, thus creating adual-boot setup between Linux and Windows.[4][6]
A review inFull Circle in February 2021 stated, "despite the rather dated-looking interface, UNetbootin works perfectly, allowing the writing of almost any Linux or BSD distribution to a USB stick for testing or installation. It is a great example of theUnix philosophy: an application that does one thing and does it well."[7]
