ventoy

Create multiboot USB drives from ISOs

TLDR

Install Ventoy
$ sudo ventoy -i [/dev/sdX]
Install with GPT partition
$ sudo ventoy -i -g [/dev/sdX]
Install with options
$ sudo ventoy -i -g -S -L [LABEL_NAME] [/dev/sdX]
Reserve space at end
$ sudo ventoy -i -r [SIZE_MB] [/dev/sdX]
Force install
$ sudo ventoy -I [/dev/sdX]
Update Ventoy
$ sudo ventoy -u [/dev/sdX]
Display info
$ sudo ventoy -l [/dev/sdX]
Non-destructive install
$ sudo ventoy -i -n [/dev/sdX]

SYNOPSIS

ventoy [OPTIONS] DEVICE

DESCRIPTION

ventoy creates bootable USB drives that can boot ISO files directly without extraction. Simply copy ISO images to the USB drive and Ventoy presents a boot menu to select which one to boot.It supports UEFI and Legacy BIOS, secure boot, persistence, and hundreds of different ISO images.

PARAMETERS

-i

Install Ventoy to device
-I
Force install (overwrites existing)
-u
Update existing Ventoy installation
-l
Display Ventoy information
-g
Use GPT partition style instead of MBR
-S
Disable secure boot support
-L LABEL
Set custom partition label
-r SIZE
Reserve space in MB at end of disk
-n
Try non-destructive installation

INSTALL

nix profile install nixpkgs#ventoy

CAVEATS

Installation destroys existing data on the drive. Some ISOs may not be compatible. Secure boot requires additional setup on some systems.

SEE ALSO

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