Finally reboot, set your BIOS or UEFI to boot from the device. Then simply copy an ISO file to your USB flash drive.Ĩ. To Install Ventoy on your USB, replacing X with your actual flash device letter, typeħ. To locate which /dev/sd X is your USB device, typeĦ. Now change to the directory, replacing 1.0.29 with version, typeĥ. Next, to download, as a single line, replacing 1.0.29 with the latest version, typeĤ. From your Linux desktop, open a terminal Ctrl+Alt+TĢ. Note which Ventoy-x.x.xx-tar.gz version is the most recent.ġ. Navigate to the latest releases section on github. Although in some cases (if the disk extents of the source are set properly) you can also create a secondary partition on the device to use for storage. Those tools effectively overwrite the disk content with one single image (creating a USB clone of the source ISO file). This is unlike tools such as Win32 Disk Imager or Etcher that simply use DD to Write an ISO, or Burn ISO to USB. The exFAT partition VT creates on your flash drive can also still be used for traditional storage purposes. This method allows for the storage of file sizes larger than 4GB. While another exFAT partition is created and used for storing the bootable ISO files. How it works: This Multiboot USB Tool works by creating a hidden bootable partition which houses the boot menu and GRUB boot loader.
It supports both legacy BIOS and UEFI boot options, and also works with UEFI Secure Boot. Much like the YUMI Bootable USB Creator Software, this is an Open Source tool, so everyone is welcome to dig in to see how it works. This should result in a ready to boot USB device The ISO files are directly copied over and added to the boot menu. You simply use the utility to format and prepare your thumb drive, then drag and drop your chosen ISO files onto your flash drive. Its functionality is relatively straight forward. The automatic installation support (1.0.Ventoy is another Multiboot Bootable USB Creation Software Tool that can be used to boot and run multiple ISO files from USB. ISO files can be listed in list mode / Mode TreeView notes Not only start but also finish the installation process Most types of operating systems are supported, more than 260 file iso has been tested
Legacy + UEFI is supported in a similar way You can copy multiple files iso at the same time and Ventoy will give you a boot menu to select them.įast (only limited by the speed copy file iso)īoot directly from an iso, no need to extract With ventoy, you do not need to format the disk many times, you only need to copy file iso to a USB drive and launch it. Ventoy is an open source tool to create USB drive bootable for ISO files. Download Ventoy - An open source tool to create USB drive bootable for ISO files, very simple for beginners Ventoy: