OpenSuseImagewriter unavailable, which one do you use?

swh · April 5, 2025, 6:48pm

I really liked him, Imagewriter from OpenSuse, he never let me down, wrote everything he had to. Unfortunately, it can only be found on the opensuse site. Of course I don’t have the knowledge how and if you can install it directly in eos.

Which one of an imagewriter do you guys have in use?

 ❯  pacseek
AUR Explicit (1): imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9.2.21-1
:: (1/1) PKGBUILD heruntergeladen: imagewriter
  1 imagewriter                      (Build-Dateien sind vorhanden)
==> Pakete neu erstellen?
==> [N] Keine [A]lle [Ab]brechen [I]nstalliert [No]nicht installiert oder (1 2 3, 1-3, ^4)
==> n
  1 imagewriter                      (Build-Dateien sind vorhanden)
==> Unterschiede zeigen?
==> [N] Keine [A]lle [Ab]brechen [I]nstalliert [No]nicht installiert oder (1 2 3, 1-3, ^4)
==> n
==> Erstelle Paket: imagewriter 1.10.1432200249.1d253d9.2.21-1 (Sa 05 Apr 2025 20:41:36 CEST)
==> Empfange Quellen...
  -> Lade imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9-2.21.src.rpm herunter...
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
  0     0    0     0    0     0      0      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--     0
curl: (22) The requested URL returned error: 404
==> FEHLER: Fehler beim Download von https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/src-oss/src/imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9-2.21.src.rpm
    Breche ab...
 -> Fehler beim Herunterladen der Quellen: /home/swh/.cache/yay/imagewriter 
         context: exit status 1 
         

:: (1/1) SRCINFO geparst: imagewriter
==> Erstelle Paket: imagewriter 1.10.1432200249.1d253d9.2.21-1 (Sa 05 Apr 2025 20:41:37 CEST)
==> Prüfe Laufzeit-Abhängigkeiten...
==> Prüfe Buildtime-Abhängigkeiten...
==> Empfange Quellen...
  -> Lade imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9-2.21.src.rpm herunter...
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  0     0    0     0    0     0      0      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--     0
curl: (22) The requested URL returned error: 404
==> FEHLER: Fehler beim Download von https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/src-oss/src/imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9-2.21.src.rpm
    Breche ab...
 -> Fehler beim Erstellen: imagewriter-exit status 1
 -> Die folgenden Pakete konnten nicht installiert werden. Ein manueller Eingriff ist erforderlich:
imagewriter - exit status 1

exit status 1
Press ENTER to return to pacseek

https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/src-oss/src/imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9-2.21.src.rpm

UncleSpellbinder · April 5, 2025, 6:53pm

I have it installed. Tha’ts what I used to write Neo to my USB stick.

MyNameIsRichard · April 5, 2025, 6:55pm

dd. The danger is stimulating!

swh · April 5, 2025, 6:58pm

Don’t uninstall it and then try again. That goes down the drain

Thats how i write neo in it too

I still had it running in my old installation and just wanted to reinstall it. Unfortunately the page reports 404

cactux · April 5, 2025, 7:00pm

You are on Plasma, right?

extra/isoimagewriter 24.12.3-1 (kde-applications kde-utilities)
Program to write hybrid ISO files onto USB disks

UncleSpellbinder · April 5, 2025, 7:01pm

That’s the closest to OpenSUSE ImageWriter, as far as I’m concerned. That’s also installed on my system.

swh · April 5, 2025, 7:02pm

Yes i am. It seems close to SuseImagewriter.
I hadn’t thought of that one

Thanks @cactux

thefrog · April 5, 2025, 7:05pm

its what I use

1093i3511 · April 5, 2025, 7:08pm

I’m lazy, ventoy made things much easier…
Other than that, I use balenaEtcher to write bootable images onto SD cards. Maybe once a year or so ?!

cactux · April 5, 2025, 7:30pm

I have it as AppImage on non QT desktops. Works fine.

cactux · April 5, 2025, 7:35pm

There was some controversy around Balena Etcher not being privacy respecting and phoning back home with some telemetry some way back in time. I haven’t followed up on that.

I am not trying to dissuade you of using it or persuade you of using something else. Just for the record.

By the way, for writing images onto SD cards, rpi-imager from Raspberry Pi Foundation is in the repos in case you feel for a piece of pie.

Pick your Pie!

1093i3511 · April 5, 2025, 8:01pm

Thanks for that info. Maybe it’s wise to look for an alternative. Or to learn how to dd properly

swh · April 5, 2025, 8:12pm

I can still remember it.

It was once a topic somewhere here in the forum because of electron dependencies and security

ricklinux · April 5, 2025, 9:01pm

@swh

Edit: It’s in the AUR

UncleSpellbinder · April 5, 2025, 9:47pm

Yep, I just ran yay -S imagewriter, which re-installed. No issues…

❯ yay -S imagewriter
AUR Explicit (1): imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9.2.21-1
:: PKGBUILD up to date, skipping download: imagewriter
  1 imagewriter                      (Installed) (Build Files Exist)
==> Packages to cleanBuild?
==> [N]one [A]ll [Ab]ort [I]nstalled [No]tInstalled or (1 2 3, 1-3, ^4)
==> 
  1 imagewriter                      (Installed) (Build Files Exist)
==> Diffs to show?
==> [N]one [A]ll [Ab]ort [I]nstalled [No]tInstalled or (1 2 3, 1-3, ^4)
==> 
==> Making package: imagewriter 1.10.1432200249.1d253d9.2.21-1 (Sat 05 Apr 2025 04:45:53 PM CDT)
==> Retrieving sources...
  -> Found imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9-2.21.src.rpm
==> WARNING: Skipping verification of source file PGP signatures.
==> Validating source files with sha256sums...
    imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9-2.21.src.rpm ... Passed
:: (1/1) Parsing SRCINFO: imagewriter
==> Making package: imagewriter 1.10.1432200249.1d253d9.2.21-1 (Sat 05 Apr 2025 04:45:54 PM CDT)
==> Checking runtime dependencies...
==> Checking buildtime dependencies...
==> Retrieving sources...
  -> Found imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9-2.21.src.rpm
==> Validating source files with sha256sums...
    imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9-2.21.src.rpm ... Passed
==> Removing existing $srcdir/ directory...
==> Extracting sources...
  -> Extracting imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9-2.21.src.rpm with bsdtar
==> Starting prepare()...
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/COPYING
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/DeviceItem.h
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/INSTALL
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/MainWindow.cpp
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/MainWindow.h
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/MetaTypes.h
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/Platform.cpp
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/Platform.h
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/PlatformHal.cpp
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/PlatformHal.h
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/PlatformUdisks.cpp
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/PlatformUdisks.h
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/PlatformUdisks2.cpp
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/PlatformUdisks2.h
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/README.md
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x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/imagewriter.pro
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/imagewriter.qrc
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/imagewriter.spec
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x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/logo-mini.png
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x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/udisks2_interface.cpp
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/udisks2_interface.h
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/udisks2_interface.xml
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/udisks2_mountpoints_interface.cpp
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/udisks2_mountpoints_interface.h
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/udisks2_mountpoints_interface.xml
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/windows/
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/windows/ImageWriter/
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/windows/ImageWriter/ImageWriter.csproj
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/windows/ImageWriter/ImageWriter.csproj.user
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/windows/ImageWriter/ImageWriter_TemporaryKey.pfx
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/windows/ImageWriter/MainWindow.Designer.cs
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/windows/ImageWriter/MainWindow.cs
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/windows/ImageWriter/MainWindow.resx
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/windows/ImageWriter/ProgressDialog.Designer.cs
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/windows/ImageWriter/ProgressDialog.cs
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/windows/ImageWriter/ProgressDialog.resx
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/windows/ImageWriter/Properties/
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/windows/ImageWriter/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/windows/ImageWriter/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/windows/ImageWriter/Properties/Resources.resx
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/windows/ImageWriter/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/windows/ImageWriter/Properties/Settings.settings
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/windows/ImageWriter/Properties/app.manifest
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/windows/ImageWriter/Resources/
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/windows/ImageWriter/Resources/Vista-suse.png
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/windows/ImageWriter/Resources/logo-suse.png
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/windows/ImageWriter/app.config
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/windows/ImageWriter.sln
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/windows/ImageWriter.suo
x imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9/windows/LICENSE
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patching file MainWindow.cpp
==> Sources are ready.
 -> imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9.2.21-1 already made -- skipping build
==> Making package: imagewriter 1.10.1432200249.1d253d9.2.21-1 (Sat 05 Apr 2025 04:45:55 PM CDT)
==> Checking runtime dependencies...
==> Checking buildtime dependencies...
==> WARNING: Using existing $srcdir/ tree
==> Sources are ready.
[sudo] password for wombat: 
loading packages...
warning: imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9.2.21-1 is up to date -- reinstalling
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...

Package (1)  Old Version                     New Version                     Net Change

imagewriter  1.10.1432200249.1d253d9.2.21-1  1.10.1432200249.1d253d9.2.21-1    0.00 MiB

Total Installed Size:  0.18 MiB
Net Upgrade Size:      0.00 MiB

:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] 
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(1/1) checking package integrity                                 [-----------------------------------] 100%
(1/1) loading package files                                      [-----------------------------------] 100%
(1/1) checking for file conflicts                                [-----------------------------------] 100%
:: Processing package changes...
(1/1) reinstalling imagewriter                                   [-----------------------------------] 100%
:: Running post-transaction hooks...
(1/4) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...
(2/4) Updating icon theme caches...
(3/4) Checking which packages need to be rebuilt
(4/4) Updating the desktop file MIME type cache...

EDIT: I just noticed this…

yay -S imagewriter
AUR Explicit (1): imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9.2.21-1
:: PKGBUILD up to date, skipping download: imagewriter

So… nevermind.

fbodymechanic · April 6, 2025, 1:45am

I’ve been a fan of mintstick as of late. Popsicle and even simple gnome-disks can do it fine.

UncleSpellbinder · April 6, 2025, 2:53am

I like that one too!

swh · April 6, 2025, 7:08am

Yes i know it’s in the AUR but you can’t download as I posted above

y ❯ LANG=C yay -S imagewriter      
AUR Explicit (1): imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9.2.21-1
:: PKGBUILD up to date, skipping download: imagewriter
  1 imagewriter                      (Build Files Exist)
==> Packages to cleanBuild?
==> [N]one [A]ll [Ab]ort [I]nstalled [No]tInstalled or (1 2 3, 1-3, ^4)
==> n
  1 imagewriter                      (Build Files Exist)
==> Diffs to show?
==> [N]one [A]ll [Ab]ort [I]nstalled [No]tInstalled or (1 2 3, 1-3, ^4)
==> n
==> Making package: imagewriter 1.10.1432200249.1d253d9.2.21-1 (So 06 Apr 2025 09:03:24 CEST)
==> Retrieving sources...
  -> Downloading imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9-2.21.src.rpm...
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
  0     0    0     0    0     0      0      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--     0
curl: (22) The requested URL returned error: 404
==> ERROR: Failure while downloading https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/src-oss/src/imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9-2.21.src.rpm
    Aborting...
 -> error downloading sources: /home/swh/.cache/yay/imagewriter 
         context: exit status 1 
         

:: (1/1) Parsing SRCINFO: imagewriter
==> Making package: imagewriter 1.10.1432200249.1d253d9.2.21-1 (So 06 Apr 2025 09:03:24 CEST)
==> Checking runtime dependencies...
==> Checking buildtime dependencies...
==> Retrieving sources...
  -> Downloading imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9-2.21.src.rpm...
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
  0     0    0     0    0     0      0      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--     0
curl: (22) The requested URL returned error: 404
==> ERROR: Failure while downloading https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/src-oss/src/imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9-2.21.src.rpm
    Aborting...
 -> error making: imagewriter-exit status 1
 -> Failed to install the following packages. Manual intervention is required:
imagewriter - exit status 1

@UncleSpellbinder

Because you still have the package on your computer and it has not been completely deleted.

Again: Nobody can download neither from AUR nor from github because it no longer exists and nobody made the developer of the ‘AUR’ aware of it. Normally it should be flagged as out of date

UncleSpellbinder · April 6, 2025, 7:11am

Which is why I edited my comment…

UncleSpellbinder:

EDIT: I just noticed this…

yay -S imagewriter
AUR Explicit (1): imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9.2.21-1
:: PKGBUILD up to date, skipping download: imagewriter

So… nevermind.

UncleSpellbinder · April 6, 2025, 7:16am

Strange that the last update on the GitHub page is 5 years ago.