How to create multiboot USB drive on Linux
How to install Ventoy
- Download Ventoy
You can download the latest release from this link:
https://github.com/ventoy/Ventoy/releases
- Extract it
Open your file-manger, and right click on the compressed file, and choose Extract archieve here, autodetect subfolder from Extract
![Extract archieve](/img/ventoy/ventoy1.png)
- Open VentoyGUI.x86_64 to load the graphical user interface of Ventoy.
![Open VentoyGUI](/img/ventoy/ventoy2.png)
There are 3 binaries to open the application:
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VentoyGUI.aarch64 is for ARM64 CPU.
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VentoyGUI.i386 is for Intel / AMD 32bit CPUs.
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VentoyGUI.x86_64 is for Intel / AMD 64bit CPUs.
How to install Ventoy to your USB stick
- Open Option menu, and select either MBR, or GPT from Partition Style based on the partition system of you hard disk.
![Partition Style](/img/ventoy/ventoy-gui1.png)
- Insert your USB stick, then press Refresh button if it does not appear under Device list, and press Install button to start the installation process.
![Install](/img/ventoy/ventoy-gui2.png)
- You will get a warning about formating you USB stick, press OK to continue.
![Installation warning](/img/ventoy/ventoy-gui3.png)
- Wait until the installation is done, and you will see a message like this:
![Message](/img/ventoy/ventoy-gui4.png)
- Copy all ISO files you want to boot to the partition named ventoy on your USB stick.
![ISO images](/img/ventoy/ventoy3.png)
After copying all your ISO files, reboot your machine, and boot from your USB stick, and you will find all the ISO files you copied earlier in the boot menu.
![Boot menu](/img/ventoy/ventoy4.jpg)
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Here is the list of all tested ISO files that you can boot using Ventoy
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If you choose an ISO image from the list, and you end up with a black screen, press Enter from the keyboard multiple times, then wait for a few seconds.
How to update Ventoy to a newer version
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Open Ventoy using the binary downlaoded from Ventoy’s Github repo
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Two numbers will appear in the screen, Ventoy In Package will be higher in number than Ventoy In Device, click Update to start the updating process.
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A message like this will appear, press OK to continue.
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Wait until the updating process is done, and you will see a message like this:
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