X-Git-Url: https://glassweightruler.freedombox.rocks/gitweb/Ventoy.git/blobdiff_plain/4408be5cf0da41dfa8ac0984a9d9ad8c41a33232..56a1543f7de302bbb0a9f400a36efcba16441375:/README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 9bfa1b4..f5d19bb 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,30 +1,51 @@ -# Ventoy -Ventoy is an open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO files. -With ventoy, you don't need to format the disk over and over, you just need to copy the iso file to the USB drive and boot it. -You can copy many iso files at a time and ventoy will give you a boot menu to select them. -Both Legacy BIOS and UEFI are supported in the same way. 200+ ISO files are tested. -A "Ventoy Compatible" concept is introduced by ventoy, which can help to support any ISO file. +

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-See https://www.ventoy.net for detail. +

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+Ventoy is an open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files.
+With ventoy, you don't need to format the disk over and over, you just need to copy the image files to the USB drive and boot it. +You can copy many image files at a time and ventoy will give you a boot menu to select them.
+x86 Legacy BIOS, IA32 UEFI, x86_64 UEFI, ARM64 UEFI and MIPS64EL UEFI are supported in the same way.
+Both MBR and GPT partition style are supported in the same way.
+Most type of OS supported(Windows/WinPE/Linux/Unix/Vmware/Xen...)
+ 720+ ISO files are tested (List). 90%+ distros in distrowatch.com supported.
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Official Website: https://www.ventoy.net +

# Features * 100% open source * Simple to use * Fast (limited only by the speed of copying iso file) -* Directly boot from iso file, no extraction needed -* Legacy + UEFI supported in the same way -* UEFI Secure Boot supported (since 1.0.07+) -* Persistence supported (since 1.0.11+) -* WIM files boot supported (Legacy + UEFI) (1.0.12+) -* Auto installation supported (1.0.09+) +* Can be installed in USB/Local Disk/SSD/NVMe/SD Card +* Directly boot from ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files, no extraction needed +* No need to be continuous in disk for ISO/IMG files +* MBR and GPT partition style supported (1.0.15+) +* x86 Legacy BIOS, IA32 UEFI, x86_64 UEFI, ARM64 UEFI, MIPS64EL UEFI supported +* IA32/x86_64 UEFI Secure Boot supported (1.0.07+) +* Persistence supported (1.0.11+) +* Windows auto installation supported (1.0.09+) +* RHEL7/8/CentOS/7/8/SUSE/Ubuntu Server/Debian ... auto installation supported (1.0.09+) +* FAT32/exFAT/NTFS/UDF/XFS/Ext2(3)(4) supported for main partition * ISO files larger than 4GB supported * Native boot menu style for Legacy & UEFI -* Most type of OS supported, 200+ iso files tested +* Most type of OS supported, 720+ iso files tested +* Linux vDisk boot supported * Not only boot but also complete installation process -* ISO files can be listed in List mode/TreeView mode +* Menu dynamically switchable between List/TreeView mode * "Ventoy Compatible" concept * Plugin Framework -* Readonly to USB drive during boot +* Injection files to runtime environment +* Boot configuration file dynamically replacement +* Highly customizable theme and menu +* USB drive write-protected support * USB normal use unaffected * Data nondestructive during version upgrade * No need to update Ventoy when a new distro is released @@ -36,19 +57,33 @@ See https://www.ventoy.net for detail. See [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html) for detail # Compile Instructions -Please refer to [BuildVentoyFromSource.txt](https://github.com/ventoy/Ventoy/blob/master/DOC/BuildVentoyFromSource.txt) +Please refer to [BuildVentoyFromSource.txt](DOC/BuildVentoyFromSource.txt) # Document Title | Link -|- **Install & Update** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html) +**Secure Boot** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_secure.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_secure.html) **Customize Theme** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_theme.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_theme.html) +**Global Control** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_control.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_control.html) +**Image List** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_imagelist.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_imagelist.html) **Auto Installation** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_autoinstall.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_autoinstall.html) +**Injection Plugin** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_injection.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_injection.html) **Persistence Support** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_persistence.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_persistence.html) **Boot WIM file** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_wimboot.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_wimboot.html) +**Windows VHD Boot** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_vhdboot.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_vhdboot.html) +**Linux vDisk Boot** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_vtoyboot.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_vtoyboot.html) +**DUD Plugin** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_dud.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_dud.html) +**Password Plugin** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_password.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_password.html) +**Conf Replace Plugin** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_bootconf_replace.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_bootconf_replace.html) +**Menu Class** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menuclass.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menuclass.html) +**Menu Alias** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menualias.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menualias.html) +**Menu Extension** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_grubmenu.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_grubmenu.html) **Memdisk Mode** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_memdisk.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_memdisk.html) **TreeView Mode** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_treeview.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_treeview.html) -**Disk Layout** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout.html) +**Disk Layout MBR** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout.html) +**Disk Layout GPT** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout_gpt.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout_gpt.html) +**Search Configuration** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_search_path.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_search_path.html) # FAQ