MultiBootUSB is software to create multi boot live Linux on a removable USB disk.
It is similar to UNetbootin but many distros can be installed, provided you have enough space on the disk. MultiBootUSB also provides an option to uninstall distro(s) at any time,
MultiBootUSB is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Install multiple live Linux and other Operating Systems to a USB disk and make it bootable without erasing existing data.
- Ability to uninstall installed OS later.
- Write ISO image directly to a USB disk (you can think of GUI for Linux dd command).
- Boot ISO images directly without rebooting your system using QEMU option.
- Boot bootable USBs without rebooting your system using QEMU option.
- Boot USB on UEFI/EFI system through GRUB2 bootloader (limited support).
- Supports persistence – supports Ubuntu, Fedora and Debian.
- Cross-platform support – runs under Linux and Windows.
Website: github.com/mbusb/multibootusb
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Developer: Sundar
License: GNU General Public License v2.0
MultiBootUSB is written in Python. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
Related Software
| Flash OS Images | |
|---|---|
| Ventoy | Create bootable USB drive for ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files |
| USBWriter | Cross-platform disk image writer |
| Etcher | Image burner with multi-platform support |
| UNetbootin | Create bootable Live USB drives for Ubuntu and other distros |
| Raspberry Pi Imager | Create bootable media. Not only useful for the Raspberry Pi |
| Imagewriter | Write RAW images and ISO images to USB keys |
| Impression | Create bootable drives |
| MultiBootUSB | Create multi boot live Linux on a removable USB disk |
| dd | Convert and copy files |
| GNOME Disks | View, modify and configure disks and media |
| MultiWriter | Write an ISO file to multiple USB devices at once |
| JustDD | USB image writer |
| MajUSB | USB bootable drive creator with a GTK4 GUI |
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