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GUI-Application to write bootable disk images to USB key.

Project description

USB-Imager

USB-Imager is a GUI tool to write bootable disk images to USB key.

License GPLv3
Copyright © 2021 by Skynet-Research

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1. Features

  • No root privileges required.
  • Drives get unmounted and locked (if encrypted) before writing.
  • Writing support for hybrid ISOs by checking the MBR signature.
  • Adjustable write buffer

Planned:

  • Automatic deactivation of LVM2 volumes before writing
  • Write to multiple USB keys simultaneously
  • Checksum verification after copying
  • Multilanguage support

2. Requirements

Requirements for an installation with pip:

  • Debian based linux (e.g. Ubuntu):

    For *ubuntu linux open Software & Updates and activate the universe repository or activate it via terminal.

    $ sudo add-apt-repository universe && sudo apt update
    $ sudo apt install python3-pip gir1.2-udisks-2.0 qt5-default
    
  • Red Hat based linux (e.g. Fedora):

    $ sudo dnf install python3-pyside2
    
  • Slackware based linux (e.g. openSUSE):

    $ sudo zypper install python3-pyside2 typelib-1_0-UDisks-2_0
    

3. Installation

  • Arch based linux:

    The installation of usb-imager-git can be done via any package manager that supports the AUR.

    $ sudo pacman -S trizen
    $ trizen -S usb-imager-git
    
  • pip / pipenv:

    If the distribution's own package manager is not supported yet, the USB-Imager can alternatively be installed via the Python package manager pip.

    Please try to install USB-Imager without sudo first. Only sometimes it necessary to do a system-wide installation, because in some distributions the search path $PATH is not configured correctly to find the startup program.

    $ pip3 install -U usb-imager
    $ pip3 uninstall usb-imager
    

    or pipenv:

    $ pipenv install usb-imager
    $ pipenv run usb-imager
    $ pipenv uninstall usb-imager
    

4. Usage

Start USB-Imager via the desktop icon or just type usb-imager in your terminal window.

5. Tested linux distributions

  • Arch based:

    • Manjaro 20.2.1 "Nibia" -> KDE Plasma, Xfce, Gnome, Cinnamon, Mate
  • Debian based:

    • Ubuntu "Bionic Beaver", "Focal Fossa" -> Kylin, Kubuntu, Xubuntu
  • Red Hat based:

    • Fedora 33 -> Workstation
  • Slackware based:

    • openSUSE 15.2 "Leap" -> Gnome

6. Support

If you want to report a bug or request a feature, you can do so here. You can also write an email to skynet-devel@mailbox.org.

7. Acknowledgements

Thanks to:


Changelog:

Version 1.1

  • usb-imager-git is now available in the Arch-Linux AUR repository
  • Writing buffer values changed
  • Improved error detection and error messages in case of missing dependencies
  • Code improvements and minor bug fixes

Version 1.0

  • Initial version

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