Create a usb-creator Equivalent for Non-Linux Systems
We need to provide a way for Windows and MacOS users to easily create USB boot media of Ubuntu and Ubuntu Netbook Remix.
Blueprint information
- Status:
- Complete
- Approver:
- Colin Watson
- Priority:
- Essential
- Drafter:
- Evan
- Direction:
- Needs approval
- Assignee:
- Evan
- Definition:
- Approved
- Series goal:
- Accepted for karmic
- Implementation:
-
Implemented
- Milestone target:
-
karmic-alpha-3
- Started by
- Evan
- Completed by
- Evan
Whiteboard
There's already ImageWritter that also works in Windows.
https:/
-- BUGabundo
Yes, this specification supersedes it. We want a single application with the functionality of both usb-creator and ImageWriter that shares a consistent interface across all platforms. -- Evan
Would it not just be fairly trivial to port usb-creator to windows (recompile, fix bugs then show it off)? -- Tom Wright
No. But please read the specification before making comments. It explains that the necessary tasks involved in getting usb-creator working on Windows involve writing a new backend and making use of Wubi's winui interface library (to save space vs using GTK). -- Evan
2009-06-10 approved -- cjwatson
2009-06-18: Milestone? --robbie.w
2009-06-18: Given the work already done, I think we can get this in by Alpha 3. - evand
2009-07-27: Implemented. Waiting to hear back from the release team on whether I can include it on the daily live CDs, or if I have to pare down the size first (it's currently 2.0MB). -- evand
