List of tools to create Live USB systems
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| cd2usb | windows | designed to make Live USBs of Ubuntu (also Super OS) | "cd2usb by hacktolive" (formerly "ULUMFW") | |
| DasBoot DasBoot DasBoot is a software utility produced by SubRosaSoft.com Inc. It allows the user to create a bootable Mac OS X USB device. It is a freeware product that can be downloaded from SubRosaSoft.com Inc.'s website... |
Mac OS X Mac OS X Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems... |
Mac OS X Mac OS X Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems... |
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| dd Dd (Unix) In computing, dd is a common Unix program whose primary purpose is the low-level copying and conversion of raw data. According to the manual page for Version 7 Unix, it will "convert and copy a file". It is used to copy a specified number of bytes or blocks, performing on-the-fly byte order... |
Unix and Linux | any image | ||
| Debian live-magic | Debian Debian Debian is a computer operating system composed of software packages released as free and open source software primarily under the GNU General Public License along with other free software licenses. Debian GNU/Linux, which includes the GNU OS tools and Linux kernel, is a popular and influential... |
Debian Debian Debian is a computer operating system composed of software packages released as free and open source software primarily under the GNU General Public License along with other free software licenses. Debian GNU/Linux, which includes the GNU OS tools and Linux kernel, is a popular and influential... |
Can create various image types (CD, USB, netboot, webboot) | |
| Fedora Live USB creator Fedora Live USB creator The Fedora Live USB creator is an official tool designed to create Live USBs of Fedora.-Features:*Cross-platform *Non-destructive install... |
Windows and Linux | Fedora Fedora (operating system) Fedora is a RPM-based, general purpose collection of software, including an operating system based on the Linux kernel, developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and sponsored by Red Hat... |
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| flash-knoppix | Knoppix Knoppix Knoppix, or KNOPPIX , is an operating system based on Debian designed to be run directly from a CD / DVD or a USB key , one of the first of its kind for any operating system. Knoppix was developed by Linux consultant Klaus Knopper. When starting a program, it is loaded from the removable medium... DVD |
Knoppix Knoppix Knoppix, or KNOPPIX , is an operating system based on Debian designed to be run directly from a CD / DVD or a USB key , one of the first of its kind for any operating system. Knoppix was developed by Linux consultant Klaus Knopper. When starting a program, it is loaded from the removable medium... |
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| FUSBi = Free USB Installer |
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based on UNetbootin UNetbootin UNetbootin is a cross-platform utility that can create live USB systems and can load a variety of system utilities or install various Linux distributions and other operating systems without a CD.- USB Install :... |
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| HP Drive Key Boot Utility | Windows |
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one of the earliest tools Version: 7.10 (6 Aug 2004) | |
| LinuxLive USB Creator LinuxLive USB Creator LinuxLive USB Creator is a free software for Windows that allows users to create bootable Live USB systems for many Linux distributions.-Features:* Creates bootable Live USB of many Linux distributions... |
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| LiveUSB Install | Linux, Windows |
Dd (Unix) In computing, dd is a common Unix program whose primary purpose is the low-level copying and conversion of raw data. According to the manual page for Version 7 Unix, it will "convert and copy a file". It is used to copy a specified number of bytes or blocks, performing on-the-fly byte order... ) |
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| make-live-device.sh | puredyne | puredyne | wiki instructions | |
| Mandriva Seed | Linux and Windows | Mandriva One | ||
| MultiSystem, LiveUSB MultiBoot. | Linux | many | ||
| Portable Workspace Creator Windows To Go Windows To Go is a feature in Windows 8 that allows the entire system to run from USB mass storage devices such as flash drives and external hard drives.... |
Windows 8 Windows 8 Windows 8 is the codename for the next version of the Microsoft Windows computer operating system following Windows 7. It has many changes from previous versions. In particular it adds support for ARM microprocessors in addition to the previously supported x86 microprocessors from Intel and AMD... |
Windows 8 Windows 8 Windows 8 is the codename for the next version of the Microsoft Windows computer operating system following Windows 7. It has many changes from previous versions. In particular it adds support for ARM microprocessors in addition to the previously supported x86 microprocessors from Intel and AMD... |
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| Portable Linux | Linux | any distribution that uses Casper as its LiveCD technology | offers data persistence | |
| SARDU (Shardana Antivirus Rescue Disk Utility) |
Windows |
Comprehensive collections of antivirus rescue cds, collections of utilities, popular distributions of Linux Live, the best known Windows PE © , recovery disks and Install of Windows XP © and Windows Seven © |
Build MultiBoot USB and CD/DVD. | |
| SliTaz TazUSB | Linux | SliTaz | offers data persistance and rollback | |
| SUSE Studio ImageWriter SUSE Studio ImageWriter The SUSE Studio ImageWriter is an official tool designed to create Live USBs of SUSE and openSUSE. It is part of the SUSE KIWI Image creation system and was designed to ease the creation of LiveUSB system with SUSE Studio... |
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offers data persistence | |
| Ubuntu Live USB creator Ubuntu Live USB creator Ubuntu Live USB creator is an official tool to create Live USBs of Ubuntu from the Live CD or from an ISO image. The tool is by default included in all releases after Ubuntu 8.04, and can be installed on Ubuntu 8.04. A KDE frontend was released for Ubuntu 8.10, and is currently included by default... |
Linux | Ubuntu Ubuntu (operating system) Ubuntu is a computer operating system based on the Debian Linux distribution and distributed as free and open source software. It is named after the Southern African philosophy of Ubuntu... |
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| UNetbootin UNetbootin UNetbootin is a cross-platform utility that can create live USB systems and can load a variety of system utilities or install various Linux distributions and other operating systems without a CD.- USB Install :... |
Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X |
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| Universal USB Installer (PendriveLinux.com) | Windows |
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| Win32 Disk Imager = Image Writer for Windows |
Windows | any disk image | recommended by Arch Linux Arch Linux Arch Linux is an independently developed, Linux-based operating system for i686 and x86-64 computers. It is composed predominantly of free and open source software, and supports community involvement.... and Moblin |
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| Wubi | Windows | Ubuntu (operating system) Ubuntu (operating system) Ubuntu is a computer operating system based on the Debian Linux distribution and distributed as free and open source software. It is named after the Southern African philosophy of Ubuntu... |
offers data persistence |