LOTS of variations on the theme at
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/ including
ways to build a bootable USB Flash Drive that can boot multiple
distributions. The only unfortunate thing I see is the base constructor for
the flash drive seems to be a windows only program.
Very cool stuff!
On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 12:36 PM, Stephen <
cryptworks@gmail.com> wrote:
> This is a great little app, it has both windows and Linux versions.
>
> Its entire purpose is to put an ISO or Linux livecd onto USB
>
> I'm using the windows client to make USB boot SD cards and
> thumb-drives with much amusement.
>
> From the top of the page so you get a summary
>
> Packages: Ubuntu Debian Fedora Suse Arch Gentoo More
>
> Introduction
>
> UNetbootin allows you to create bootable Live USB drives for a variety
> of Linux distributions from Windows or Linux, without requiring you to
> burn a CD. You can either let it download one of the many
> distributions supported out-of-the-box for you, or supply your own
> Linux .iso file if you've already downloaded one or your preferred
> distribution isn't on the list.
>
> Requirements
>
> Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7, or Linux. If you are having trouble
> with the Linux version, try the Windows version, it usually works
> better.
> A broadband internet connection to download the distribution's .iso
> file (unless you're using pre-downloaded files)
>
> Features
>
> UNetbootin can create a bootable Live USB drive, or it can make a
> "frugal install" on your local hard disk if you don't have a USB
> drive. It can load distributions by automatically downloading their
> ISO (CD image) files, or by using existing ISO files, floppy/hard disk
> images, or kernel/initrd files, for installing other distributions.
>
> --
> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from
> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.
>
> Stephen
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