How to install WinUSB on Ubuntu 16.04/16.10 Systems. WinUSB lets you create Windows Startup USB Disks on Ubuntu Linux. WinUSB tool enables to create usb stick windows installer from an iso image or a real DVD.
WinUSB package contains two programs:
WinUSB-gui: a graphical interface which is very easy to use.
WinUSB: the command line tool.
Install WinUSB in Ubuntu 14.04/14.10
Ubuntu 14.04/14.10 users can install the WinUSB PPA (Personal Package Archives) using the following command :
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:colingille/freshlight
sudo apt-get update
Then, you can simply use this apt-url to install WinUSB : apt://winusb.
Install WinUSB in Ubuntu 16.04
Although WinUSB hasn’t been updated for Ubuntu 16.04 Systems, users can install WinUSB on Ubuntu 16.04 by compiling the WinUSB source code.
Before you begin to install WinUSB, run the command given below to install the dependencies:
sudo apt-get install gcc build-essential libwxbase3.0-dev libwxgtk3.0-dev
Once the dependencies are installed, run the command below to download the WinUSB package and extract it accordingly:
wget ftp://ftp.ru.debian.org/gentoo-distfiles/distfiles/winusb-1.0.11.tar.gz
tar zxf winusb-1.0.11.tar.gz
cd winusb*/src
sed -i -- 's#wxStandardPaths().GetInstallPrefix()#wxStandardPaths::Get().GetInstallPrefix()#g' findFile.cpp
sed -i -- 's#wxStandardPaths().GetDataDir()#wxStandardPaths::Get().GetDataDir()#g' findFile.cpp
Now it’s time to compile winusb-1.0.11 bu running the commands given below:
cd ..
./configure
make
sudo make install
cd ..
rm -rf winusb-1.0.11
Once installed, open the WinUSB from Ubuntu Dash or Terminal
Credit:
- http://en.congelli.eu/prog_info_WinUSB.html