A free software that allows users to create a bootable USB drive, enabling them to install operating systems or software without the need for an optical drive.
FUSBi is a free software that enables you to download and create bootable USB images of various GNU/Linux distributions. It supports automated installation of all FSF-endorsed Free Software GNU/Linux distributions such as gNewSense, UTUTO, Dynebolic, Musix GNU+Linux, BLAG and GNUstep. Moreover, FUSBi allows you to use your local image files.
The software is licensed under GNU General Public License version 3 or later and is a modified version of UNetbootin. To build FUSBi, you need the Qt4 development libraries for GNU/Linux and Microsoft Windows.
To download the FUSBi binary file for GNU/Linux, ensure it has permission to be executed then install p7zip-full by running apt-get install p7zip-full. For Fedora-based systems, the p7zip-plugins package is required instead.
Once downloaded, FUSBi enables you to choose a distribution name and version for automatic downloading of the distribution image. Alternatively, you can select the Diskimage option and browse to the image file on your hard disk. After selecting the USB drive to install to, press OK. The chosen drive should be at least 1GB. If your disk is partitioned correctly, you can also install the image to your hard disk.
In conclusion, FUSBi is a great software for downloading and creating bootable USB images of GNU/Linux distributions. Its support for automated installation of all FSF-endorsed Free Software GNU/Linux distributions makes it a great choice for users who prefer free software.
The software is licensed under GNU General Public License version 3 or later and is a modified version of UNetbootin. To build FUSBi, you need the Qt4 development libraries for GNU/Linux and Microsoft Windows.
To download the FUSBi binary file for GNU/Linux, ensure it has permission to be executed then install p7zip-full by running apt-get install p7zip-full. For Fedora-based systems, the p7zip-plugins package is required instead.
Once downloaded, FUSBi enables you to choose a distribution name and version for automatic downloading of the distribution image. Alternatively, you can select the Diskimage option and browse to the image file on your hard disk. After selecting the USB drive to install to, press OK. The chosen drive should be at least 1GB. If your disk is partitioned correctly, you can also install the image to your hard disk.
In conclusion, FUSBi is a great software for downloading and creating bootable USB images of GNU/Linux distributions. Its support for automated installation of all FSF-endorsed Free Software GNU/Linux distributions makes it a great choice for users who prefer free software.
What's New
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