▲ 463 ▼ Ventoy source code contains some unknown BLOBs, still no word on the issue from the dev after months (github.com) submitted 2 years ago by SatyrSack@lemmy.one to c/opensource@lemmy.ml 134 comments fedilink hide all child comments I had no idea this issue had been identified. While I find this tool very useful, the project is seeming rather questionable to me now.
[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 29 points 2 years ago (15 children) Wtf is ventoy and why is nobody explaining it permalink fedilink source hideshow 15 child comments replies: [–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 38 points 2 years ago* (3 children) Basically an OS which let's you choose another OS to boot into. This way you can chose between multiple OS's on one USB drive. You drag your ISO files into a USB folder and choose between them on boot. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) That sounded like grub until you said ISO file permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] EddoWagt@feddit.nl 14 points 2 years ago Yeah basically grub but on a USB stick and with ISO files permalink fedilink source parent [–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago So like rEFInd but on the same drive? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Moah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 2 years ago (4 children) Wtf is a BLOB and why is nobody explaining it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Tamo240@programming.dev 32 points 2 years ago Binary Large OBject Basically any binary file, often objected to in open source repos because of the lack of source and 'openness'. See also the recent xz backdoor. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Disregard3145@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago Binary data. In the case of lz it was a carefully "corrupted" archive. permalink fedilink source parent [–] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 6 points 2 years ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] spikespaz@programming.dev -2 points 2 years ago Because you can look it up. permalink fedilink source parent [–] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 25 points 2 years ago I used Ventoy (its still on my USB stick). Its actually a pretty cool concept. Normally without Ventoy, you would flash your Linux distribution on the USB stick. And then you can boot from it, right? Ventoy instead allows you to have a folder where you put an ISO without flashing it, and then you can boot from it by selecting in the menu. You just need to flash Ventoy once, as the base system, then you can put as many ISO files into that directory. I tested it and have 7 different Linux distributions (ranging from 1 GB to 4 GB variants) on the same USB stick, and I can boot any of them without flashing again. Replacing ISO is extremely easy, just delete it and copy a new one. Filenames does not matter, anything can be found. permalink fedilink source parent [–] refalo@programming.dev 13 points 2 years ago (3 children) because search engines exist permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] SatyrSack@lemmy.one [S] 34 points 2 years ago (2 children) Wtf is search engines and why is no one explaining it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] namingthingsiseasy@programming.dev 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Search engines are websites that people used to go to in order to get helpful information. These days, they just spam out a bunch of SEO garbage, AI-generated bullshit, and ads. Google, probably permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] KarnaSubarna@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* shh..it's a spyware and adware! permalink fedilink source parent [–] saywhatisabigw@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago https://www.ventoy.net/en/index.html permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 38 points 2 years ago* (3 children) Basically an OS which let's you choose another OS to boot into. This way you can chose between multiple OS's on one USB drive. You drag your ISO files into a USB folder and choose between them on boot. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) That sounded like grub until you said ISO file permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] EddoWagt@feddit.nl 14 points 2 years ago Yeah basically grub but on a USB stick and with ISO files permalink fedilink source parent [–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago So like rEFInd but on the same drive? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) That sounded like grub until you said ISO file permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] EddoWagt@feddit.nl 14 points 2 years ago Yeah basically grub but on a USB stick and with ISO files permalink fedilink source parent
[–] EddoWagt@feddit.nl 14 points 2 years ago Yeah basically grub but on a USB stick and with ISO files permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago So like rEFInd but on the same drive? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Moah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 2 years ago (4 children) Wtf is a BLOB and why is nobody explaining it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Tamo240@programming.dev 32 points 2 years ago Binary Large OBject Basically any binary file, often objected to in open source repos because of the lack of source and 'openness'. See also the recent xz backdoor. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Disregard3145@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago Binary data. In the case of lz it was a carefully "corrupted" archive. permalink fedilink source parent [–] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 6 points 2 years ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] spikespaz@programming.dev -2 points 2 years ago Because you can look it up. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tamo240@programming.dev 32 points 2 years ago Binary Large OBject Basically any binary file, often objected to in open source repos because of the lack of source and 'openness'. See also the recent xz backdoor. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Disregard3145@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago Binary data. In the case of lz it was a carefully "corrupted" archive. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] spikespaz@programming.dev -2 points 2 years ago Because you can look it up. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 25 points 2 years ago I used Ventoy (its still on my USB stick). Its actually a pretty cool concept. Normally without Ventoy, you would flash your Linux distribution on the USB stick. And then you can boot from it, right? Ventoy instead allows you to have a folder where you put an ISO without flashing it, and then you can boot from it by selecting in the menu. You just need to flash Ventoy once, as the base system, then you can put as many ISO files into that directory. I tested it and have 7 different Linux distributions (ranging from 1 GB to 4 GB variants) on the same USB stick, and I can boot any of them without flashing again. Replacing ISO is extremely easy, just delete it and copy a new one. Filenames does not matter, anything can be found. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] refalo@programming.dev 13 points 2 years ago (3 children) because search engines exist permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] SatyrSack@lemmy.one [S] 34 points 2 years ago (2 children) Wtf is search engines and why is no one explaining it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] namingthingsiseasy@programming.dev 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Search engines are websites that people used to go to in order to get helpful information. These days, they just spam out a bunch of SEO garbage, AI-generated bullshit, and ads. Google, probably permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] KarnaSubarna@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* shh..it's a spyware and adware! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SatyrSack@lemmy.one [S] 34 points 2 years ago (2 children) Wtf is search engines and why is no one explaining it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] namingthingsiseasy@programming.dev 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Search engines are websites that people used to go to in order to get helpful information. These days, they just spam out a bunch of SEO garbage, AI-generated bullshit, and ads. Google, probably permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] KarnaSubarna@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* shh..it's a spyware and adware! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] namingthingsiseasy@programming.dev 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Search engines are websites that people used to go to in order to get helpful information. These days, they just spam out a bunch of SEO garbage, AI-generated bullshit, and ads. Google, probably permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] KarnaSubarna@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* shh..it's a spyware and adware! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KarnaSubarna@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* shh..it's a spyware and adware! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] saywhatisabigw@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago https://www.ventoy.net/en/index.html permalink fedilink source parent