Hello fellow Lubuntu users, Please try mkusb 9.0.4 and help me decide if it is mature enough to be copied from the unstable PPA to the stable PPA :-)
If you are testing the Lubuntu iso file 'utopic-desktop-i386.iso' it will be very convenient to use mkusb. It works well for all cases except if you - want persistence (use Unetbootin or the Startup Disk Creator) - use the pendrive for storing data at the same time as you use it for booting (maybe a bit risky) Best regards Nio -------- Vidarebefordrat meddelande -------- Ämne: Re: mkusb version 9.0 is uploaded to Phill's server and ppa:mkusb/unstable Datum: Sat, 20 Sep 2014 21:25:21 +0200 Från: Nio Wiklund <[email protected]> Till: list1 Hello everybody, I have made mkusb more user friendly, and I think that it is quite convenient now to make USB pendrives. It is described at this link https://help.ubuntu.com/community/mkusb/v9 This method works well for me, so I want to share it. mkusb copies / flashes / clones the Lubuntu iso file utopic-desktop-i386.iso to a USB 3 pendrive in a USB 2 port in 21 seconds :-) PPA would be the preferred method to install mkusb for Ubuntu, maybe for Debian and Linux Mint and other Ubuntu and Debian based distros and re-spins, but the method described at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/mkusb/v9#from_phillw.net works also for Knoppix, Mageia, Fedora and openSUSE. To make it convenient, the installers (corresponding to apt-get) are called and pv, xterm and zenity installed automatically. The scripts at phillw.net can also uninstall mkusb; 'money back' if you are not satisfied ;-) -o- mkusb is tested (and tweaked to work) in {Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Xubuntu} {12.04 LTS, 14.04 LTS, 14.10} with PPAs for these versions (precise, trusty, utopic) Bento Bodhi Debian Wheezy (and 9w) Knoppix 7.4 (needed treatment with isohybrid) Linux Mint LXLE 12.04.3 LXLE 12.04.4 revisited 32-bits (needed treatment with isohybrid) Mageia 4.1 Gnome Live and installed (needs a legacy desktop file) ToriOS alpha mkusb works with simpler display in 'legacy mode' (without colours and other html features, where Zenity lacks the --html option) in Fedora 20 - https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1141802 openSUSE 13.1 - https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=896674 Use mkusb 7 alias mkusb-nox or mkusb 8 in distros, where zenity does not work at all. mkusb 9 is tested with the following iso files / distros, which can (only) be installed Clonezilla Kolibri (mkusb works but does not identify the distro) Ubuntu mini 14.04 Webconverger -o- 1. Please help me decide if mkusb version 9.04 is mature enough to be copied to the stable PPA :-) 2. When are we ready to abandon mkusb version 8 (used in ToriOS now)? Best regards Nio Den 2014-09-06 14:31, Nio Wiklund skrev: > Hi, > > > mkusb version 9.0 is uploaded to Phill's server and the unstable PPA. > > * Improvements * > > - File selection dialogue only via zenity (when graphical environment). > > - Cosmetic improvements: I try to make the colour scheme as consistent > as possible given the limitations of zenity. The menu lists have no > colour, only shades of grey. I use the icon colour in the final > confirmation windows. The blue colour which is standard in dialog is > abandoned. The read warning colour is still there, of course :-) > > - Extended help with a separate help menu. There is even a quick link to > the wiki page. I call the default web browser with the normal user id to > avoid browsing with superuser id (a security issue). > > -o- > > This version will be described at > > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/mkusb > > and will be possible to download from > > http://phillw.net/isos/linux-tools/mkusb/ > > but is also available from our PPA, that was set up by > Jörn. He taught be how to use it one week ago. > > -------------------------------------------------- > sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mkusb/ppa > > will install the stable version mkusb 8.5.4 > -------------------------------------------------- > sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mkusb/unstable > > will install mkusb 9.0 > -------------------------------------------------- > > This version takes a greater leap: separate versions for > > GUI mode: mkusb > txt mode: mkusb-nox > > This avoids some complicated logic and makes the code smaller. I > guess 95% of the users will prefer the GUI version, but the text version > is good for servers and for users who do not want eye-candy. > > Please test either or both of > > mkusb version 9.0 and mkusb-nox > > > Best regards > Nio > -- Lubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
