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, or Microsoft Windows installer. The USB boot software can also be used to make Windows 8, 10, or 11 run entirely from USB.

Universal USB Installer
Developer(s)Lance
Initial releaseAugust 2006 (2006-08)
Stable release
2.0.1.8[1] / 12 September 2023 (2023-09-12)[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) exFAT
Developer(s)Lance
Stable release
1.0.2.3[2] / 18 September 2023 (2023-09-18)[3]
Written inNSIS
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows, Linux
TypeLive USB
LicenseGNU GPL v2
Websitewww.pendrivelinux.com/yumi-multiboot-usb-creator/
YUMI (Your USB Multiboot Installer) Legacy (archived)
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 (archived)
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

YUMI (Your Universal Multiboot Integrator) is also a separate open-source product release which 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 (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."[4] Lifehacker called it "useful".[5]

See also

References
  1. Pendrivelinux, Lance (2022-06-25). "Universal USB Installer - Boot from USB | Pen Drive Linux". Pen Drive Linux. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  2. Pendrivelinux, Lance (2022-03-05). "YUMI - Multiboot USB Creator | USB Pen Drive Linux". Pen Drive Linux. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  3. Pendrivelinux, Lance (2022-09-18). "Easily Make Bootable USB Drives ▷ Pen Drive Linux". Pen Drive Linux. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  4. Prakash, Abhishek (8 May 2014). "How to Create Ubuntu Live USB in Windows [Step-by-Step]". itsfoss.com. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  5. Purdy, Kevin (2010-06-28). "Universal USB Installer Makes a Persistent Thumb Drive Version of Any Linux OS". Lifehacker. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
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