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Bootable USB tool for multiple distro ISOs (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by vinotempo@beehaw.org to c/foss@beehaw.org

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Hi everyone,

Feel really embarrassed asking this as I see it mentioned in comments and posts all the time but now, for the life of me, cannot find any record of it.

There is a tool that allows you to create and store multiple OS ISOs on a bootable USB. Apparently after it's created, you can simply drag and drop any ISO on to it.

Anyone know what it is/called?

Thank you in advance!

EDIT: Thank you all for the quick response! Looks like Ventoy is the most common app for this. Netboot was also mentioned so will check this out as well. Thank you again :)

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[–] eric5949@lemmy.cloudaf.site 29 points 1 year ago

Ventoy.

https://www.ventoy.net/en/index.html

[–] Banzai51@midwest.social 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ventoy.net or Netboot.xyz?

Recently saw those on Linus Tech Tips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EtgwIajVqs

[–] Goingdown@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 year ago

Ventoy? https://www.ventoy.net/en/index.html

[–] maniel@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yup, Ventoy is the way to go. You prepare the USB drive once and just copy the ISOs

[–] Bizz917@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Ventoy it is.

[–] baggins@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

As someone who distro hops like a cat on a hot tin trampoline, Ventoy would have been a dream a few years ago. It would also have saved me a ton of time and a fortune in writable CDs 😄

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