If we wanted to try to do what Mac-Linux-USB-Loader (i.e.
#Rufus os supported mac
The nice thing about using a Mac is that you're close to be UNIX compatible, so recompiling and using stuff such as mke2fs (which is what Mac-Linux-USB-Loader is really using, as a separate executable it invokes) is no big deal.įor Windows, not so much. Now, the first item is the one that is really problematic.
#Rufus os supported windows
I'll need to modify the UI, along with logic to only offer the persistence option when required (for instance, it makes no sense to show it when using a Windows image).I'll need a means to create an ext2/ext3 file system on Windows.The main 2 major issues in the way of implementing persistence support in Rufus are that: And even if you consider that I'm holding your favourite feature back, you can also fork and create your own version of Rufus.įinally, as indicates, please realize that since there is no financial transaction involved, I am under no obligation whatsoever to add the feature you request. Rufus is Open Source, so all it takes is someone sending a patch, which I will review, and, if the changes look OK, integrate. Oh, and if the counter argument to that is "But then I might have to use some Linux commands or tools I am not familiar with.", I'll just answer: "Then why do you want to use Linux in the first place, if you don't want to become familiar with how it can be used to achieve what you want?"Īlso, as I indicated many times in the past, it's not because I'm not planning to work on a feature any time soon that it's never going to be added. So the the reasoning is: Why should I invest time duplicating a feature that the host system should already offer (and might perform better because it's its job)? From a priority perspective it just doesn't make sense. My understanding is that you have all the tools you need from Linux to create a persistent partition if you need one, which is the reason it is so low on my list.As a single developer (there's not much of a "team" - while people will contribute here and there, which is always greatly appreciated, it's mostly just a single person) who can only work on Rufus in his limited spare time, I am prioritizing the features I am planning to add, and this one is so far down my priority list that I'd rather not give anybody any hope that I'll ever work on it.Now, as pointed out in the relevant FAQ entry, the reason I am not planning to add such a feature is not because it's likely to be hard, but because:
#Rufus os supported software
I can understand the frustration of people who realize that they will have to do extra work, and would want some software to automate that work for them.
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