UNetbootin

Infobox Software
name = UNetbootin



caption = UNetbootin on Windows
author = Geza Kovacs
developer =
released =
latest release version = release 282
latest release date = release date and age|2008|09|16
programming language = C++ (with Qt4)
operating system = Windows, Linux
language =
status = Size 2.9 M
genre = Linux installer
license = GNU General Public License
website = [http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ unetbootin.sourceforge.net]

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.

Features

USB Install Mode

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 and Linux)
*Non-destructive install (does not format the device) using Syslinux.
*Supports mainstream Linux distributions, including, but not limited to, Ubuntu, Fedora, openSUSE, CentOS, Debian, Linux Mint, Arch Linux, Mandriva, Slackware as well as FreeDOS, FreeBSD and NetBSD.
*Can load a variety of system utilities, including, but not limited to, Ophcrack, BackTrack, and Gujin.
*Other operating systems can be loaded via pre-downloaded ISO image or custom kernel, initrd and floppy/hard drive disk image files.
*Automatically detects all removable devices.

Hard Drive Install Mode

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 kernel, initial ramdisk and disk image (including ISO image) files, and its support for both Windows and Linux.cite web | url=http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=427540 | title=Install Ubuntu Without a CD | publisher=Ubuntu | author=Geza Kovacs (tuxcantfly) | accessdate=2007-10-10] 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.

See also

*Wubi
*List of tools to create Live USB systems

References

External links

* [http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net UNetbootin Official Website]
* [http://unetbootin.wiki.sourceforge.net/ UNetbootin Official Wiki]
* [http://launchpad.net/unetbootin UNetbootin Launchpad Development Page]