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# liveusb-builder
A script suite to create multiboot USB stick for GNU/Linux distributions

## dependencies

- udevil: for mounting iso files  
- wget: for downloading
- GRUB with BIOS and UEFI support

## usage

First mount your USB drive partition. I recommend using udevil so that you can write files without as root.

Then run buildlive script as follows, suppose your USB is /dev/sdb and /dev/sdb1 is mount to /media/sdb1:

```
# install Arch, Mint (x86_64 with MATE Desktop) and Fedora to USB
./buildlive --root=/media/sdb1 --dev=/dev/sdb arch mint/mate/64 fedora
```

## status

The resulting USB stick works on QEMU with PC BIOS (SeaBIOS), UEFI (OVMF), libreboot (i440fx, GRUB txtmode) as firmware.