Universal USB Installer – Easy as 1 2 3 2.0.0.9

Easily run Linux from a portable USB device

Universal USB Installer – Easy as 1 2 3

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Universal USB Installer aka UUI is a Live Linux Bootable USB Creator that allows you to choose from a selection of Linux Distributions to put on your USB Flash Drive.


The Universal USB Installer is easy to use. Simply choose a Live Linux Distribution, the ISO file, your Flash Drive and, Click Install.


Upon completion, you should have a ready to run bootable USB Flash Drive with your select operating system installed.


Other features include; Persistence (if available) – Ubuntu, Xubuntu, and Lubuntu Casper Persistence feature works with FAT32 or NTFS formatted drives. Larger than 4GB casper-rw is possible only when the USB drive is formatted with the NTFS filesystem.

NOTE: If you are looking to add multiple Linux Distributions, System Diagnostic Tools, Antivirus Utilities, and Windows Installers to your bootable USB, use YUMI – Multiboot USB Software, instead.

  • Version 2.0.0.9

    25 Nov 2021 Universal-USB-Installer-2.0.0.9.exe: Fixed to allow spaces in Windows user profile.

  • Version 2.0.0

    Compile using newer Nullsoft Scriptable Install System Version 3.06.1

  • Version 1.9.9.0

    Universal-USB-Installer-1.9.9.0.exe – December 4, 2019 – Changes

    Update to support Clear Linux and Pop OS.

    IMPORTANT: The Windows to Go option requires the USB be formatted NTFS with 20GB free disk space to hold the virtual disk. See FAQ for more info.

  • Version 1.9.8.7 – February 19, 2019

    Update to support initrd boot option for newer Ubuntu based distributions when USB drive is formatted NTFS. Add persistence option to Kodachi.

  • Version 1.9.8.6