USB Multi-booting with Ubuntu 14.04-An Update on Multi-booting
There are only two multi-booting utilities.
One coming from Debian Linux called YUMI- (Your Universal Multi-booting Installation) and other from Ubuntu (Coming from France).
Links are both available at Pendrive Linux.
The hassle I went through was unbelievably agonizing for a Linux Convert.
But I am one who Never give up, simply because if have to tell a newbie how to do something in Linux, I need to have done it at least once, myself.
Downloading Ubuntu was Easy Peassy (old Ubuntu Netbook derivative).
Installing was difficult since I had an old Graphic Card and only I GiB RAM.
It had Libre and fire fox on the left side menu.
Then using Ubuntu Software center, I installed gparted and K3B.
That was easy.
Then I wanted to Install MultiSystem Utility.
1. Went to Pendrive Linux site and down loaded the .sh file.
easy.
Extracted it.
2. I clicked on the file to see whether, the file file open a terminal.
It did not.
3. I did not know where the terminal was.
4. Went to the search logo on top of the left hand corner and typed, command terminal.
And presto, I found the hidden terminal.
6. With difficulty, I pasted the .sh file gave the root password and activated the Debian's apt-get.
7. In a flash it downloaded (those are breezy in Linux even with my 56 KB download speed) and installed it and after a reboot (Updated the file on reboot) Multi-Sytem was running fine.
But what a hassle!
Then I wanted install YUMI.
1. Downloaded the Debian file of YUMI.
2. Extracted it but it won't run.
3. Then I kept on clicking on the file but no result.
4. Then after a few fiddling, It left a message and went to Ubuntu Software centre and directed me to download YUMI.
5. Unlike Multi-system (which took half an hour of 280 odd files) in a few minutes it Installed MultiBoot with a simple dialog box.
6. I am downloading 4MLinux to (about 160 iso) install in a PenDrive and thought of writing this to keep me occupied, from the brand new and very slow Ubuntu.
My advice to the developers is, for them to install one of the utilities as a default for the newbies to enjoy the product.
I tried YUMI on Ubuntu 14.04 and it does not mount the Pendrive and after several tries gave it up.
I went back to Peppermint and tried to install YUMI and it straight away alerted me that it has lot of dependencies (it is a gambas- visual basic product) and probably obsolete and did not go ahead with the installation.
The Linux Magazine states that the developers are developing the version 7 in python with Qt base and my advice for the newbies is not to try it at all.
The developers should make intending users aware of the above facts in their web site.
Nothing to worry since MultiSystem does a good job of creating multi booting USBs.
This is why I use small Peppermint Linux (Ubuntu derivative) and top up the other software as and when I need them.
