ventoy
Create multiboot USB drives from ISOs
TLDR
Show what is already on a drive before touching it
$ sudo ventoy -l [/dev/sdb]
Install Ventoy onto a USB stick, erasing it$ sudo ventoy -i [/dev/sdb]
Install using a GPT layout instead of MBR$ sudo ventoy -i -g [/dev/sdb]
Install with secure boot support disabled$ sudo ventoy -i -S [/dev/sdb]
Give the data partition a custom label$ sudo ventoy -i -L [MYSTICK] [/dev/sdb]
Leave space free at the end of the disk for another partition$ sudo ventoy -i -r [4096] [/dev/sdb]
Install without reformatting, where the existing layout allows it$ sudo ventoy -i -n [/dev/sdb]
Reinstall over an existing Ventoy installation$ sudo ventoy -I [/dev/sdb]
Upgrade Ventoy in place, keeping the stored ISOs$ sudo ventoy -u [/dev/sdb]
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
dd(1)
