

UNetbootin
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Cross-platform tool for making bootable USB and Live USB drives, featuring a built-in downloader for Linux ISO images and rescue disks, supporting BSD and various utilities. No installation required, it runs directly and offers compatibility and community support for many distributions.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
Country of Origin
Canada
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- PortableApps.com
Discontinued
Last commit to the repository was on Jun 28, 2023, and latest version is from Feb 4, 2021.
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- Maoholguin updated UNetbootin
- POX added UNetbootin as alternative to ZOTAC WinUSB Maker
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- 2,383 Stars
- 311 Forks
- 258 Open Issues
- Updated Aug 7, 2024
Comments and Reviews
I'm using UNetbootin for a decade and it is very useful to improve my workflow.
UNetbootin was fine at one point but it rarely works anymore. I'd recommend using
balenaEtcher or
Rufus for booting Linux distributions or using
Boot Camp on
macOS in order to boot Windows.
the last update for this software was from 2021, two years ago (as i write now). for ubuntu users (22.4 or later), you can't add its ppa directly from your terminal because unetbootin doesn't support your current version
This used to be quite handy, but it is only really useful on system with a legacy BIOS or CSM. If you need something that works on UEFI / Secure Boot, you'll need to look elsewhere. The bug asking for UEFI support was filed back in 2015, so it seems unlikely this will ever be fixed.
Interesting options, but most of the downloads fail, and when Arch Linux installed, it didn't boot properly. UNetbootin downloads the setup to a local temp file on harddrive, extracts it, and automatically installs it to the USB. It is all very automated.
I'm always having problems with UNetbootin. I do recommend MultiBootUSB or Rufus.
Easy to install almost any distros from local and from the internet