The Debian Package mkusb
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Comments regarding the Package

 -- Jörn Schönyan <joern.schoenyan@web.de>  Thu, 14 Aug 2014 20:32:07 +0200
 -- Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund@gmail.com> Sat Aug 30 08:26:30 CEST 2014

This package for mkusb version 8.5.3 is the first to contain a desktop file and an icon fil.

The script mkusb uses a text based 'window' by dialog as well as graphical user interface windows by zenity.

 -- Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund@gmail.com> Fri Sep  5 21:08:04 CEST 2014

Version 8.5.4 contains a man page and some improvements and bugfixes, to make it a useful desktop application.

At version 9.0 mkusb is split into two separate programs:

- mkusb which runs only in graphical desktop environments and using zenity for all menus plus a console window powered by xterm for output from the engine behind the curtain.

- There is new separate help menu including linking to the wiki page

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/mkusb

- mkusb-nox which has a simple text interface (that of version 7.4) plus improved recognition of systems and devices (backported from version 8). This program needs no extra program packages. So mkusb-nox is given the version number 7.5, and it is distributed together with mkusb via the PPA.

 -- Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund@gmail.com> Thu Sep 18 08:48:55 CEST 2014

- mkusb 9.0.4 is tested in several linux distros and can switch to 'legacy mode' if zenity is not compiled with WebKit and cannot use the --html option.

 -- Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund@gmail.com> Thu Aug 20 09:11:30 CEST 2015

- mkusb 9.2.3 has an improved look and feel.

 -- Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund@gmail.com> Thu Aug 20 09:11:30 CEST 2015

- mkusb 10 lets you create either a live only or persistent live target drive.

- mkusb 10.2 - wipe_menu: some convenient alternatives added to to wiping

- mkusb 10.4 - modified method to make persistent live drives using either data from the source iso file (the new method) or data from usb-pack_efi.tar.gz (the old method) to boot

- mkusb 10.5 - persistence for Debian Jessie

- mkusb 10.6.6 and mkusb-nox (7.5.9.7) - the logic to invoke gpt_fix is improved. The new logic takes advantage of the more predictable state due to gpt_zap.

- mkusb 11 - prepared to be FOSS without 'usb-pack_efi.tar.gz' with optional use of this pack to create persistent live drives that work in UEFI mode as well as in BIOS mode with 64-bit and 32-bit iso files.

 -- Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund@gmail.com> Sun Jul 24 18:38:01 CEST 2016
