UNetbootin

UNetbootin is a multifunctional USB Boot creation tool that allows you to create a bootable USB drive to install common Linux operating systems such as Ubuntu, Readhat, Fedora, Centos . With UNetbootin, installing Linux on USB is now simple. more than ever!

In addition, UNetbootin also supports popular Linux-based tool disks such as Parted Magic, System Rescue CD, Backtrack, NTPassword, Smart Boot Manager, etc.

Note: Most installations work fine but not all. If your installation USB drive does not work, try doing it with a different drive or with another operating system. But the first thing you should do is check to see if your computer is configured to boot from a USB drive.

Download UNetbootin - Support create bootable USB to install Linux operating system.

The main feature of UNetbootin

• Create a bootable USB drive to install the Linux operating system.
• Automatically identifies the drive connected to the computer.
• Integrate many applications available.
• Download some system recovery tools.
• Even if there is no ISO file, CD, DVD containing the operating system to be installed, you can easily download the latest ISO file of Linux distributions, directly from UNetbootin.
• Unetbootin supports Frugal install mode to copy all files from the ISO file to the hard drive and boot from it, just like from USB.

In short, with UNetbootin, you can create a USB to install the Linux operating system quickly, in just a few clicks. Even without preparing the ISO file, you can easily get the latest Linux distribution to install right in UNetbootin.

Instructions to install Linux on USB with UNetbootin

To install Ubuntu on a USB drive you have 3 flexible options:

• Select the distribution you want and choose the version for it to leave. Let UNetbootin download the necessary packages.
• If you already have an iso image on your hard disk, you should choose the second installation option (Diskimage) and then navigate to that iso file.
• The third option requires more professional skills. Use Linux's kernel and Ram Disk (Initrd).

The easiest way in the opinion of the author is to choose a distributor (Mirror) that has a fast download speed to get the iso and follow the second option.

Prepare a drive of about 1 GB in FAT32 format. Plug this drive in, UNetbootin will automatically recognize it for installation. However you should be careful if you have more than one device plugged into the computer.

Click OK and wait a few minutes for the extraction process and installation to finish. Please reboot the computer and reset the boot BIOS from the USB drive and test your performance.