Imagewriter for Q4os?

nomadxp1 · 2016-10-21 18:34

Has anyone been able to install imagewriter in q4os?..I have it on other versions of Linux and would like to get it on this Raspberry pi3 desktop of mine?..thank you.

Dai_trying · 2016-10-21 22:29

Do you have a link to the software?

nomadxp1 · 2016-10-22 18:43

https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/application … agewriter/

handy for writing img files to sd cards etc. just right click and write Thanks for your help

Dai_trying · 2016-10-22 19:20

Well as it is an Ubuntu app you could try installing the .deb file but I would be quite surprised if it worked that way as there are usually different dependencies and application expectations.
I just had a quick look at the code HERE and it seem to be written in python so I might be able to get something working, I will look closer at the code and see if I can do anything.
Also as it is basically a python script it's possible the Ubuntu deb file might work.

Edit: This doesn't even work in Ubuntu (for which it was written) last working version was written for 12.04, so I'm not sure how useful it would be compared to what else is available already. But I will give it some attention just out of curiosity.

Last edited by Dai_trying (2016-10-22 23:00)

nomadxp1 · 2016-10-22 23:08

Ok thanks for looking at it...it works ok on ubuntu mate on the Raspberry 3..this computer I am using now is running q4os..I have it built into a special case for Raspberry that I made with an external sd slot so I can change os quickly ..thanks again..

Dai_trying · 2016-10-23 11:52

Can you tell me...

1.) which version you have working?
2.) which version of Ubuntu Mate is it working on?

I am testing with UM 16.04.1 and IW 0.1.99 and it is not even close to working.

nomadxp1 · 2016-10-29 17:44

Sorry for the delay ...I am on q4os now..I will change to mate and check the info you asked for...
Ok I am on Mate now...

Mate Desktop 1.12.1

ubuntu Mate 16.04

not sure how to find out about the image writer it has no startup icon I just click on an .img file or .iso and popup menu asks at top open with disk image mounter
open with disk image writer

plus other options

hope this helps thanks again

Last edited by nomadxp1 (2016-10-29 18:09)

Dai_trying · 2016-10-29 20:06

I have just checked what package that uses and it is gnome-disks, so it is not the package you thought...

I have been coding something in python, but at the moment it looks like the best I could offer would be basically a GUI that wraps dd to write images. I currently have a gui set-up that checks for usb devices and allows the user to choose an iso image, and am currently looking at the safest way to implement the writing. I would think I could have something usable soon, and will post it here for you to check out.

Dai_trying · 2016-10-29 20:28

Just to add to this that gnome-disk-utility is in the debian repository and can be installed. It doesn't give you an option on right click from Konqueror, but that could be configured. You can run it from the command-line with

gnome-disks --restore-disk-image /path/to/filename.iso

and it will pop-up your restore dialog same(ish) as mate

nomadxp1 · 2016-10-29 23:33

Ok thanks I/ll give it a try...and let you know it went..

nomadxp1 · 2016-10-30 01:51

You are a genius..it works perfect..so much easier than all that dd stuff for me..I was thinking about a launcher but this is so easy I will leave well enough alone..thanks again..

Dai_trying · 2016-10-30 10:41

You're welcome

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