Ubuntu LiveUSB
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This is a tool to create a bootable Live USB stick from the running Ubuntu Live CD.
It was made in response to Ubuntu Brainstorm idea #16 .
It performs the following actions:
- Detects available USB sticks (using HAL) and asks user which one to use
- Partitions USB stick with 1 partition
- Sets partition bootable
- Writes MBR to USB stick
- Formats partition FAT16
- Installs bootloader (syslinux) to partition
- Writes bootloader configuration file
- Copies necessary files from running Live CD to USB stick
- Sets language and keyboard of USB Live system to match running Live CD
- Optionally: Downloads and integrates Adobe Flash Player
Screenshot
Download
Install the deb only when running from the Live CD.
Please ask questions , report bugs , give feedback and suggestions on #liveusb on freenode .
- deb (for direct download)
- PPA repository (for apt-get)
Known issues
Please see the bug tracker .
Author
Simon Peter