Universal USB Installer

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.

Universal USB Installer
Universal USB Installer
Developer(s)Lance
Initial releaseAugust 2006 (2006-08)
Stable release
2.0.1.0[1] / 30 January 2022 (2022-01-30)[1]
Written inNSIS
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
TypeLive USB
LicenseGNU GPL v2
Websitewww.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/
YUMI (Your USB Multiboot Installer) Legacy
Developer(s)Lance
Stable release
2.0.9.4[2] / 30 January 2022 (2022-01-30)[2]
Written inNSIS
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
TypeLive USB
LicenseGNU GPL v2
Websitewww.pendrivelinux.com/yumi-multiboot-usb-creator/#YUMI-Legacy
YUMI (Your USB Multiboot Installer) UEFI
Developer(s)Lance
Preview release
0.0.4.5[2] / 5 March 2022 (2022-03-05)[2]
Written inNSIS
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
TypeLive USB
LicenseGNU GPL v2
Websitewww.pendrivelinux.com/yumi-multiboot-usb-creator/#YUMI-UEFI

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."[3] Lifehacker called it "usefull".[4]

See also

References
  1. Pendrivelinux, Lance (2022-01-30). "Universal USB Installer - Easy as 1 2 3 | USB Pen Drive Linux". Pen Drive Linux. Retrieved 2022-04-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Pendrivelinux, Lance (2022-03-05). "YUMI - Multiboot USB Creator | USB Pen Drive Linux". Pen Drive Linux. Retrieved 2022-04-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Prakash, Abhishek. "How to Create Ubuntu Live USB in Windows [Step-by-Step]". itsfoss.com. Retrieved 2021-05-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Purdy, Kevin (2010-06-28). "Universal USB Installer Makes a Persistent Thumb Drive Version of Any Linux OS". Lifehacker. Retrieved 2021-05-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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