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Unetbootin is a tool that can be used to create LiveUSB pendrives.

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Unetbootin is a free and open source program used to create pendrives, that can be used to install or use a live version of an operating system without the need of a CD or DVD.

It is cross-platform and can be used on Microsoft , Mac , and .

It can automatically download the chosen distribution from a wide list of supported ones, or it can be provided with an existing .iso file.

Website: http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNetbootin

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How do I create a bootable flash drive running MS-DOS 6.22?

I'm trying to create a bootable USB for MS-DOS 6.22. I can't risk using FreeDOS or any other version of DOS because I'm working with a very niche utility that has the potential to break expensive things if things are wrong. I'm using the ISO for…
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Tuxboot vs UNetbootin?

Tuxboot docs: Tuxboot helps you to create a bootable Live USB drive for Clonezilla live, DRBL live, GParted live and Tux2live. It is modified from UNetbootin and runs on both MS Windows and GNU/Linux. How is it modified? What's difference between…
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Why can't I just dd the Windows 10 ISO to an USB stick?

Why can't I just use isohybrid and then dd the Windows 10 ISO to a USB stick and boot it, and call it a day? What is so special about this ISO? Most posts refer to either using a Windows machine to create the bootable USB device, or try using…
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How to run UNetBootin (or similar) on Linux?

I am trying to install UNetbootin on my Linux Mint (12 - KDE) machine and it will not run. I downloaded the Linux version of it (downloads as a unetbootin-linux-581 file) and set its permission to chmod +x unetbootin-linux-581. I've tried running it…
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How to access files on a USB stick after booting from that USB stick?

I booted computer from a USB stick using UNetBootin and Damn Small Linux. Now I want to include some files on the stick such that they'll be available to me once the computer is booted up in Linux. I tried copying them into a directory at the top…
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Can I convert a USB-stick to an installer without losing data?

I would like to use my 64GB USB-drive to install Linux on another computer that has no CD drive. I already have some data on the drive (I already have a backup, but split across multiple locations and I have no other 64GB free at the time for…
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Bootable USB does not work

I tried to install Windows 7 on a bootable USB. It was successful and it told me to reboot now. I clicked it and then it rebooted, and when I selected the USB on boot, this happened: When I opened it, it said UNETBOOTIN as the heading and the…
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eeePC shows only two entries while using Unetbootin created Live CD, and both fails

I made a usb boot stick using Unetbootin, on mac osx (the latest one). I created the stick (after formatting it), and then plug it into my EEE PC X101CH the bios boot menu shows 2 options for the usb which I don't understand. One is Corsair…
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How to create an Ubuntu LiveUSB that will also boot on a Mac

I'm using a Mac computer and I'm trying to install Ubuntu on an external HDD. I have the iso file for installing the OS but after following these instructions from Ubuntu to create a bootable USB stick, I have an error saying that the USB stick…
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Recreating the master boot record of a Ubuntu USB installation?

I copied my unetbootin installation onto my Windows 7 machine, and formatted the drive and put something completely different on it. Then later I copied the installation it back on to the USB drive again. Now when I try to boot from the USB…
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Does unetbootin work in win 10 with UEFI mode?

I would like to install Ubuntu 15.10 using unetbootin and no usb key -thus using unetbootin with Hard Disk (frugal) install mode. However nowhere in the documentation could I see if unetbootin will work in type>diskin windows 10. It only states how…
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Trying to boot a windows 8.1 ISO from usb

My hard drive randomly decided to stop booting my windows os so I downloaded a windows 8.1 ISO and installed it to my USB using Unetbootin. In my BIOS, launch csm is disabled as well as fast boot. My USB is formatted to fat32 with the unetbootin…
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bootable USB key cannot boot in legacy mode?

I used the netbootin to generate a Mint 17.1 live USB on a EFI kubuntu system. It can be boot in computer with UEFI mode. However, if I change to legacy mode, the live USB cannot boot at all. Is there any way to create a legacy mode compatible live…
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Can't install Ubuntu 14.04 because it says root file system is not defined

I've installed Ubuntu 14.04 and whenever I get here, it says that root file system is not defined. I selected Try Ubuntu before you install option on boot menu and I booted it with UNetbootin. How can I fix this?
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Can I install Debian from only one DVD?

When I try to download Debian from the main site, I find 4 DVDs images of 4 GB. Is it possible to install Debian from only 1 DVD image?
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