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Ventoy makes reinstalling operating systems or testing Linux distros much easier.

Install Ventoy once, then simply copy ISO files to your USB drive, no need to reformat it every time you add another image. It also supports multiple operating systems, Secure Boot, persistence, and many rescue tools.

GitHub: https://github.com/ventoy/Ventoy

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[-] HornedMeatBeast@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 21 hours ago

This is the main reason I use Ventoy.

I have a small external drive and I just dump multiple ISO files on it and then select whichever one I want at boot, I don't have to keep formatting and making new bootable drives.

[-] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 1 points 17 hours ago

You can put them all on one USB instead of trying to remember which color thumb drive has which version of which distro... nice.

[-] adarza@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 hours ago

the iso don't even all need to be on the same ventoy, either... since you can browse other disks and boot .iso off those, too.

[-] towerful@programming.dev 1 points 18 hours ago

It does mean you have to repackage isos if you want to include/update files.
For example, it made an automated.xml file for windows install a lot more complicated. But now I have a very nicely scripted iso builder for customised windows installations (I work in the events industry, so things like digital signage and show machines can be 95% configured before I even have to interact with it).
It's still windows, but it's now hands free from iso boot to being able to use it with the software and settings I want.

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