Supported Distributions

This information on this page is out of date; many distributions which aren't on this list will also work by loading an ISO file. See http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/#features for a current list of distributions UNetbootin can download for you and http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/#other for details on loading an ISO file

UNetbootin is known to support the following distributions (this page is publicly editable, if you successfully installed a distribution other than one on this list please add it):

Built-in Support

• Ubuntu (and official derivatives)
  • 6.06 LTS
  • 6.10
  • 7.04
  • 7.10
  • 8.04 LTS
  • 8.10
  • 9.04
  • 9.10
  • 10.04
  • 10.10
  • Daily CD Images
• Debian
  • Stable/Etch
  • Testing/Lenny
  • Unstable/Sid
• Linux Mint
  • 3.1
  • 4.0
  • 5-r1
  • 6
  • 7
• openSUSE
  • 10.2
  • 10.3
  • 11.0
  • 11.1
  • Factory
• Damn Small Linux
  • 4.4
• SliTaz
  • Stable
  • Cooking
• Puppy Linux
  • 4.00
• gNewSense
  • deltah-2.1
• FreeBSD
  • 6.3
  • 7.0
• NetBSD
  • 4.0
• Fedora
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • Rawhide
• PCLinuxOS
  • 2007
  • 2008
• Sabayon Linux
  • 4-LiteMCE
• Gentoo
  • 2007.0
  • 2008.0
• MEPIS
  • SimplyMEPIS 8
  • AntiX 8
• Zenwalk
  • 5.2
• Slax
  • 6
• Dreamlinux
  • 3.2
• Elive
  • Development
• CentOS
  • 4
  • 5
• Mandriva
  • 2007.1
  • 2008.0
  • 2008.1
• FaunOS
  • 0.5.4
• Frugalware Linux
  • Stable
  • Testing
  • Current
• xPUD
  • 0.8.9

Successfully Loaded via Diskimage

• AntiX
  • antiX MEPIS 8 'Intifada'
• Mepis (aka SimplyMepis)
  • Mepis 7.0 32 and 64 bit, Mepis 8 rc3 32 and 64 bit
• Bit Defender Rescue CD
  • BitDefender's Rescue CD
• gNewSense
  • deltah-2.1
• BLAGs
  • 90000
• gOS
  • 3.0
• PUD
  • 0.4.8.6 LXDE
• Tiny Core

Tiny Core 1.2 iso

• TinyMe
  • 2008.0
  • 2008.1 - TinyMe-2008.1-Droplet.i586.iso
• CloneZilla
  • clonezilla-live-1.2.1-17.iso, on to 256M stick
• gparted-live
  • gparted-live-0.3.9-13.iso
• Puppy
  • puppy-4.1.1-k2.6.25.16-seamonkey.iso, on to 256M stick
  • puppy-4.2-k2.6.25.16-seamonkey.iso, on 256 and 2GB sticks
  • macpup opera, on 2GB stick (runs on eee PC 1000HE w/2GB ram)
• Insert
  • INSERT-1.3.9b_en.iso, on to 256M stick
  • boots to shell only, expects to find file system on /dev/hdc
• PING
  • Two boot options, Default and Rescue, but both are identical
  • Tested PING-2.01.iso
  • PING-3.00.iso
• AUSTRUMI
  • AUSTRUMI-1.8.0 on 128MB USB stick (FAT32 format)
  • select "al" as boot option from Grub
• Ubuntu Mini Remix (Not Official)
• Super Ubuntu
  • Tested with version 2008.11
• Knoppix
  • 5.1.1 On a 2G stick.
  • Slight hiccup while starting X, but the backup mode works fine. Best used with separate partition on same stick for the persistent image file.
• Damn Vulnerable Linux
  • Damn Vulnerable Linux 1.4, on 2G (microSD+USB reader) and usb key
• #! (Crunchbang)
  • Crunchbang 8.10.02, 1G USB stick
  • To install, boot as livecd and right-click -> install, not grubs install option
• SoaS (Sugar on a Stick)>
  • Does not support persistent overlays
• Kaspersky Antivirus Rescue cd 2008
  • Based on a Gentoo, 256Mo stick
• Fedora
  • F11-Preview-i686-Live-XFCE.iso
• moonOS
  • moonOS 2.0 Main Edition
  • moonOS 2.0 LXDE Edition
• Firefly Linux
  • Firefly Float Alpha 3
• SystemRescueCD
  • systemrescuecd-x86-1.2.0.iso, on 2G stick

Unsuccessful Try via Diskimage

• Mandriva
  • mandriva-linux-one-2009.1-GNOME-europe-americas-cdrom-i586, on 2GB USB stick
• OpenSolaris
  • osol-0811.iso onto 2GB stick
• openSUSE
  • openSUSE-KDE4-LiveCD-Build0067-i686.iso, on 2GB USB stick
• SymphonyOne
  • 2008.1_i686.iso
• VectorLinux Light
  • VL6.0-Light-Final.iso, on 2GB USB stick
• Yoper
  • latest-e17.iso, on a 2GB stick
  • latest-live.iso, on a 2GB stick
• Zenwalk
  • Zenwalk 6.0 Standard Edition, on 2GB USB stick
• Linpus Lite
  • Linpus Lite, on 4GB USB Stick

See Also

List of distributions for which UNetbootin has built-in support (can be selected, automatically downloaded and installed)
List of Custom UNetbootin Versions and Plugins