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mkusb version 10

This version of the mkusb tool, version 10, is still only a bash script. The menus and dialogue windows are purely graphical using zenity.

There is also a text console for output from the engine behind the zenity curtain.

Select 'live only' or 'persistent live'

You can use mkusb version 10 to make 'persistent live' drives as well as 'live only' drives.

Improvements and new features

• mkusb 10.0.1

  • added mk_grub-n-iso-s (partition 2 iso9660) that can make persistent live drives

  • several fixes for the merge of mkusb 9 and mk_grub-n-iso-s
  • mkusb wants wmctrl, which is used to center zenity --forms
  • generalized tests for parameters calls from main
  • parameter p for persistence
  • system files moved to '/usr/share/mkusb': grub.cfg maybe-problems.txt mkusb.cfg selected usb-pack_efi.tar.gz
• mkusb 10.0.2
  • several minor tweaks and bugfixes to improve the output to the user
  • help text modified to include the parameter p for persistence
  • A screllbar is added to the mkusb console window

  • checking for sudo -H and password via a zenity window: new mkusb.desktop file and help files for the desktop file

  • mkusb starts in the user's home directory
  • function probe_source: identifies the source iso file and checks if mkusb can make a good persistent live system
  • menu option help -- help improved: lsblk -o NAME,MODEL,FSTYPE,LABEL,MOUNTPOINT,SIZE,NAME
• mkusb 10.0.3
  • mkusb-st2: smooth login in live sessions
• mkusb 10.0.4
  • fixes to make it work to create persistent live systems in wily

    • target --> targ1 to avoid confusion in live systems

    • sync after creating partitions (in 'grub_n_iso')
    • clean the target's partitions because old content may survive
      • wipe first megabyte of boot and casper-rw partitions
  • fixes to make it work to create persistent live systems in ToriOS
    • mkusb needs grub-pc to install 'persistent live' which is checked and the user is prompted to install it
• mkusb 10.0.5
  • grub_n_iso: sync,sleep,lsblk,blkid,df commands added to make the FAT partition mount and check it in a live session of 15.04 (necessary to make persistent live drives)

  • blkid --> blkid /dev/[^{f]d?? and lsblk --> lsblk /dev/[}f]d? to avoid delay because of searching for floppy

• mkusb 10.0.6

  • text in the main menu modified: 'Persistent selected' --> 'Persistent live selected'

• mkusb 10.1
  • new functions to make mkusb independent of the console
    • asker, warner: replace read -p with zenity
    • do_n_show: replaces pv with zenity --progress
    • clear_grn: unmount and remove temp files/dirs of grub_n_iso
    • dnward_win: position for general progress window (0,10,100)
    • various tweaks
    • redirecting console output to the log file ~/mkusb.log
  • mkusb-start: added viewing of ~/mkusb.log at the end of mkusb-start
• mkusb 10.1.1
  • several tweaks for parsing ~/mkusb.log (user interface)

Slideshow

Screendumps illustrate how to use mkusb 10.1.1 in Ubuntu 14.04.2 mkusb-in-ubuntu_slideshow.pdf

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