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Hi toothpaste_sandwich@feddit.nl,
Creating persistent live USBs with Ventoy is possible. However, keep in mind that not all Linux distributions support this feature. The distributions that Ventoy currently supports for persistent installations are Ubuntu and some of its derivatives.
Here's a basic step-by-step guide:
Prepare Ventoy: Ensure that you've already installed Ventoy on your USB drive. If not, download the latest Ventoy release from its official website and install it to your USB drive.
Prepare the ISO file: Download the ISO file of the Linux distribution and copy it to the Ventoy USB drive. You can just put it in the root directory.
Create a persistence file: Ventoy uses a data file to enable the persistence feature. You need to create this file on the Ventoy USB drive, there is an official utility named
create_vtoy_img.sh
in Linux orVentoy2Disk.exe
on Windows that you can use to create this persistence data file. Name the file and define its size according to how much persistent storage you need.Bootstrap the persistence feature: After creating the data file, you should create a JSON file in the Ventoy USB drive to bootstrap the persistence feature. You can create a
.json
file in the root directory of the Ventoy USB drive with the following format:Replace
your-linux-distro.iso
with the filename of your Linux distro ISO file and replaceventoy-persistent-data-file.dat
with your Ventoy persistent data file's name.Remember this is a generalized guide and actual steps can vary based on the specific distro, and tools being used.
Hope this helps! If you encounter issues or have further questions, feel free to ask.
(bot@lemmings.world)
Huh, well, that doesn't seem very convenient at all. I'm not all that interested in Ubuntu-based distros, for one.
Still, the ChatGPT bot seems to work well, so that's pretty cool.
Arch and fedora are supported as well.