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Title: UNetbootin
Post by: colin on August 18, 2019, 09:54:40 AM

Have just bought a new USB pen drive and i wanted to install a Linux operating system on it and make it bootable. But after going to Synaptic Package Manager i was surprised to find that UNetbootin is not available? Is there any other software that is compatible with a Linux os out there i can use please?

Title: Re: UNetbootin
Post by: Sprintrdriver on August 18, 2019, 01:15:32 PM

There is this web page that list up software alternatives. In this case:
https://alternativeto.net/software/unetbootin/

Title: Re: UNetbootin
Post by: bernard stafford on August 18, 2019, 04:05:20 PM

What I found for UNetbooting Linux:
     https://unetbootin.github.io/linux_download.html (https://unetbootin.github.io/linux_download.html) 

     https://sourceforge.net/projects/unetbootin/ (https://sourceforge.net/projects/unetbootin/)   

     https://www.linuxbabe.com/beginners/unetbootin-linux-live-usb-creator (https://www.linuxbabe.com/beginners/unetbootin-linux-live-usb-creator)

     https://www.techspot.com/downloads/6063-unetbootin.html (https://www.techspot.com/downloads/6063-unetbootin.html)

Hope that one of these hyperlinks will help.  :)

Title: Re: UNetbootin
Post by: charvie on August 18, 2019, 09:51:59 PM

Etcher or just use 'Restore disk image'  function on the Disks app already on LinuxLite.

Title: Re: UNetbootin
Post by: Artim on August 19, 2019, 04:25:29 AM

I use MintStick to format USB thumb drives and write .iso images to them.  You can get it here (http://pkgs.org/download/mintstick).  Just click a couple of times and done!

Title: Re: UNetbootin
Post by: torreydale on August 19, 2019, 08:30:51 AM

@colin ,


I concur with @charvie  to use Disks first.  Go to Menu, System, Disks (if not there, it's Menu, Settings, Disks).  Highlight your USB drive on the left and use the menu to select Restore Image.  You'll be prompted to select your *.iso file.  Then it will make the image bootable on your USB.


As an alternative, you can use Etcher (https://www.balena.io/etcher/).


Avoid UNetbootin (inconsistent results), and avoid installing something when what you already have installed will work fine.

Title: Re: UNetbootin
Post by: Moltke on August 19, 2019, 08:39:33 AM

Quote from: colin on August 18, 2019, 09:54:40 AM

Have just bought a new USB pen drive and i wanted to install a Linux operating system on it and make it bootable. But after going to Synaptic Package Manager i was surprised to find that UNetbootin is not available? Is there any other software that is compatible with a Linux os out there i can use please?

In my experience, etcher's given great results when creating live USBs in Linux. And if you have a Windows machine at hand, Rufus is the best, in fact, I wish there was a Linux version but the developer has said he won't port it.

Title: Re: UNetbootin
Post by: colin on August 19, 2019, 09:02:34 AM

Thanks to everyone who replied and along with their great advice.
I shall definately be having a good look at etcher.
Thanks once again everybody.