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Downloads:

609,615

Downloads of v 2.11:

2,972

Last Update:

08 Nov 2016

Package Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Pete "Akeo" Batard

Tags:

liveusb bootdisk linux windows

Rufus

This is not the latest version of Rufus available.

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2.11 | Updated: 08 Nov 2016

Downloads:

609,615

Downloads of v 2.11:

2,972

Software Author(s):

  • Pete "Akeo" Batard

Rufus 2.11

This is not the latest version of Rufus available.

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All Checks are Passing

3 Passing Tests


Validation Testing Passed


Verification Testing Passed

Details

Scan Testing Successful:

No detections found in any package files

Details
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Deployment Method: Individual Install, Upgrade, & Uninstall

To install Rufus, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To upgrade Rufus, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To uninstall Rufus, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

Deployment Method:

NOTE

This applies to both open source and commercial editions of Chocolatey.

1. Enter Your Internal Repository Url

(this should look similar to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/)


2. Setup Your Environment

1. Ensure you are set for organizational deployment

Please see the organizational deployment guide

2. Get the package into your environment

  • Open Source or Commercial:
    • Proxy Repository - Create a proxy nuget repository on Nexus, Artifactory Pro, or a proxy Chocolatey repository on ProGet. Point your upstream to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/. Packages cache on first access automatically. Make sure your choco clients are using your proxy repository as a source and NOT the default community repository. See source command for more information.
    • You can also just download the package and push it to a repository Download

3. Copy Your Script

choco upgrade rufus -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" --version="'2.11'" [other options]

See options you can pass to upgrade.

See best practices for scripting.

Add this to a PowerShell script or use a Batch script with tools and in places where you are calling directly to Chocolatey. If you are integrating, keep in mind enhanced exit codes.

If you do use a PowerShell script, use the following to ensure bad exit codes are shown as failures:


choco upgrade rufus -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" --version="'2.11'" 
$exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE

Write-Verbose "Exit code was $exitCode"
$validExitCodes = @(0, 1605, 1614, 1641, 3010)
if ($validExitCodes -contains $exitCode) {
  Exit 0
}

Exit $exitCode

- name: Install rufus
  win_chocolatey:
    name: rufus
    version: '2.11'
    source: INTERNAL REPO URL
    state: present

See docs at https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/win_chocolatey_module.html.


chocolatey_package 'rufus' do
  action    :install
  source   'INTERNAL REPO URL'
  version  '2.11'
end

See docs at https://docs.chef.io/resource_chocolatey_package.html.


cChocoPackageInstaller rufus
{
    Name     = "rufus"
    Version  = "2.11"
    Source   = "INTERNAL REPO URL"
}

Requires cChoco DSC Resource. See docs at https://github.com/chocolatey/cChoco.


package { 'rufus':
  ensure   => '2.11',
  provider => 'chocolatey',
  source   => 'INTERNAL REPO URL',
}

Requires Puppet Chocolatey Provider module. See docs at https://forge.puppet.com/puppetlabs/chocolatey.


4. If applicable - Chocolatey configuration/installation

See infrastructure management matrix for Chocolatey configuration elements and examples.

NOTE

This package is likely a meta/virtual (*) or an installer (*.install) or portable (*.portable) application package.

  • Meta/virtual (*) - has a dependency on the *.install or the *.portable package - it is provided for discoverability and for other packages to take a dependency on.
  • Portable (*.portable/*.commandline (deprecated naming convention)/*.tool (deprecated naming convention)) - usually zips or archives that require no administrative access to install.
  • Install (*.install/*.app (deprecated naming convention)) - uses native installers, usually requires administrative access to install.

Learn more about chocolatey's distinction of installed versus portable apps and/or learn about this kind of package.

Package Approved

This package was approved as a trusted package on 08 Nov 2016.

Description

Rufus is a utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives, such as USB keys/pendrives, memory sticks, etc.

It can be especially useful for cases where:

  • you need to create USB installation media from bootable ISOs (Windows, Linux, UEFI, etc.)
  • you need to work on a system that doesn't have an OS installed
  • you need to flash a BIOS or other firmware from DOS
  • you want to run a low-level utility

Despite its small size, Rufus provides everything you need!

Oh, and Rufus is fast. For instance it's about twice as fast as UNetbootin, Universal USB Installer or Windows 7 USB download tool, on the creation of a Windows 7 USB installation drive from an ISO. It is also marginally faster on the creation of Linux bootable USB from ISOs (http://rufus.akeo.ie/#ref1).

FAQ
Supported ISOs


tools\chocolateyInstall.ps1
# MetaPackage

Log in or click on link to see number of positives.

In cases where actual malware is found, the packages are subject to removal. Software sometimes has false positives. Moderators do not necessarily validate the safety of the underlying software, only that a package retrieves software from the official distribution point and/or validate embedded software against official distribution point (where distribution rights allow redistribution).

Chocolatey Pro provides runtime protection from possible malware.

Add to Builder Version Downloads Last Updated Status
Rufus 4.3.0 27383 Thursday, October 19, 2023 Approved
Rufus 4.2.0 27697 Wednesday, July 26, 2023 Approved
Rufus 4.1 22132 Wednesday, May 31, 2023 Approved
Rufus 4.0 21540 Wednesday, April 26, 2023 Approved
Rufus 3.22 15299 Saturday, March 25, 2023 Approved
Rufus 3.21 29756 Monday, November 28, 2022 Approved
Rufus 3.20 29340 Wednesday, August 3, 2022 Approved
Rufus 3.19 15046 Saturday, July 2, 2022 Approved
Rufus 3.18 29071 Friday, March 11, 2022 Approved
Rufus 3.17 33390 Saturday, October 23, 2021 Approved
Rufus 3.16 9778 Wednesday, October 13, 2021 Approved
Rufus 3.15 22551 Tuesday, August 3, 2021 Approved
Rufus 3.14 26594 Friday, April 30, 2021 Approved
Rufus 3.13 33814 Friday, November 20, 2020 Approved
Rufus 3.12 15030 Wednesday, October 14, 2020 Approved
Rufus 3.11 24628 Thursday, June 18, 2020 Approved
Rufus 3.10 16386 Wednesday, April 22, 2020 Approved
Rufus 3.9 14123 Saturday, February 29, 2020 Approved
Rufus 3.8 24214 Tuesday, September 17, 2019 Approved
Rufus 3.7 4787 Monday, September 9, 2019 Approved
Rufus 3.6 11341 Friday, July 19, 2019 Approved
Rufus 3.5 16062 Thursday, March 28, 2019 Approved
Rufus 3.4 14697 Wednesday, December 5, 2018 Approved
Rufus 3.3 9751 Monday, September 17, 2018 Approved
Rufus 3.2 2497 Tuesday, September 11, 2018 Approved
Rufus 3.1.0.20180625 35070 Monday, June 25, 2018 Approved
Rufus 3.1 3451 Tuesday, June 19, 2018 Approved
Rufus 3.0 5086 Tuesday, May 29, 2018 Approved
Rufus 2.18 12281 Tuesday, November 7, 2017 Approved
Rufus 2.17 4488 Tuesday, September 12, 2017 Approved
Rufus 2.16 3198 Monday, July 31, 2017 Approved
Rufus 2.15 3436 Monday, June 5, 2017 Approved
Rufus 2.14 3464 Monday, April 10, 2017 Approved
Rufus 2.13 1189 Thursday, April 6, 2017 Approved
Rufus 2.12 3240 Friday, January 27, 2017 Approved
Rufus 2.11 2972 Tuesday, November 8, 2016 Approved
Rufus 2.9 2367 Tuesday, May 17, 2016 Approved
Rufus 2.8 1360 Tuesday, March 22, 2016 Approved
Rufus 2.7 1178 Monday, February 15, 2016 Approved
Rufus 2.6 1352 Wednesday, December 23, 2015 Approved
Rufus 2.5 513 Tuesday, November 3, 2015 Approved
Rufus 2.4 524 Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Approved
Rufus 2.3 530 Saturday, August 29, 2015 Approved
Rufus 2.2 1685 Monday, June 1, 2015 Approved
Rufus 2.1 1022 Wednesday, April 1, 2015 Approved
Rufus 2.0 966 Friday, March 13, 2015 Approved
Rufus 1.4.12 979 Friday, January 2, 2015 Approved
Discussion for the Rufus Package

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