Universal USB Installer
Universal USB Installer 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, or Microsoft Windows installer. The USB boot software can also be used to make Windows 8, 10, or 11 run entirely from USB.
YUMI is also a separate open-source product release that has several enhanced features, some have been integrated into UUI.
Features
- Can be used to make a Multiboot live USB bootable flash drive containing many different Linux distributions and tools.
- Optionally create a persistent file for saving changes made from the running environment back to the flash drive.
- Can be used to create a Windows Setup or Windows To Go USB.
- 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 ISO files can also be tried against several unlisted ISO options
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
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