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 |
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Copyright | © 2021-2022 by Secu-Design® |
1. Features
- No root privileges required.
- Drives get automatically 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
- Flatpak support
2. Installation
-
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
.$ pip install usb-imager $ pip uninstall usb-imager
or pipenv:
$ pipenv install usb-imager $ pipenv run usb-imager $ pipenv uninstall usb-imager
3. Usage
Start USB-Imager via the desktop icon or just type usb-imager
in your terminal window.
4. Notice:
Pip installation with Debian based linux (Ubuntu, Linux Mint, ...):
~/.local/bin may not be included in the executable search path due to a bug, you have to manually add the directory to the PATH environment variable by adding it to ~/.profile in this case.
$ PATH=~/.local/bin:$PATH
5. 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.
6. Acknowledgements
Thanks to:
- My loved ones for their almost infinite patience.
Changelog:
Version 2.0.1
- Code improvements
Version 2.0.0
- Remove
usb-imager-git
from Arch-LinuxAUR
repository - python min version >= 3.9
- Replace PySide2 with PySide6
- Code improvements and bug fixes
Version 1.1
usb-imager-git
is now available in the Arch-LinuxAUR
repository- Writing buffer values changed
- Improve 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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