How to Install Ventoy on Pop!_OS 24.04

beginnerSoftware Install6 min

Independently tested and verified on Oct 22, 2026. Commands reproduced exactly as run.

Prerequisites

A computer running Pop!_OS 24.04
An external drive
Your password, which the terminal asks for when you start the Ventoy server
Access to https://ventoy.net to download Ventoy
A few ISO files to boot (the video uses CachyOS, Clonezilla, Proxmox and Windows 11)

This tutorial takes about 6 minutes to complete.

This guide shows how to install Ventoy on Pop!_OS 24.04, copy ISO files onto the Ventoy drive, and boot four of them from one external drive. It follows the video.

New to Ventoy? The Ventoy page explains what it is, what it does and how it can help you.

Warning: Installing Ventoy formats the device and erases everything on it. Back up your files first.

Before you start

You need a computer running Pop!_OS 24.04, an external drive, your password, access to https://ventoy.net to download Ventoy, and a few ISO files you want to boot. The video uses CachyOS, Clonezilla, Proxmox and Windows 11.

Jump to a chapter in the video: Intro · Download Ventoy · Extract folder · Start server · Install Ventoy · Add your ISOs · Boot test

Step 1: Download Ventoy

Open your favorite browser and type https://ventoy.net in the address bar, then press Enter. Go to Downloads, find the linux.tar.gz file and click it. The download should start shortly. When it has finished, click the folder button and close the browser.

The ventoy.net download page with the Binary table and the pointer on the linux.tar.gz file.

Step 2: Extract the file

Right-click the linux.tar.gz file, click Open and then Extract. You now have the Ventoy folder. You can delete the linux.tar.gz file.

Step 3: Move the Ventoy folder to your home folder

Right-click the Ventoy folder, click Cut, go to your home folder and paste it there.

Step 4: Start the Ventoy server

Open your terminal and go into the Ventoy folder:

cd ~/ventoy-1.1.18-linux/ventoy-1.1.18/

Then start the Ventoy server:

sudo ./VentoyWeb.sh

Enter your password when asked. The terminal prints the address of the Ventoy server, http://127.0.0.1:24680. Highlight the address and copy it.

Step 5: Open Ventoy in your browser

Go to your browser and paste the address in the address bar. The Ventoy application is now running on the server.

Step 6: Select your drive

Connect your external drive and open your file manager. If you do not see your device in the menu, click the refresh button. If you still cannot see your drive, open Options and click Show All Devices, which shows all the hard drives on your PC.

Warning: Show All Devices lists every drive on your computer, including your main hard drive. Make sure you select your external drive, and do not format your main hard drive.

Step 7: Install Ventoy to the drive

Make a backup of all your files first: everything on the drive will be formatted and erased. With your external drive selected, click Install. A message says the device will be formatted and all data will be lost; click Continue. Ventoy double checks; click Continue again. When Ventoy reports that it has been successfully installed to the device, click OK.

The Ventoy warning that the device will be formatted and all the data will be lost, with OK and Cancel.

Close Ventoy, go back to the terminal and press Ctrl+C to close the Ventoy server. Then close the terminal.

Step 8: Copy your ISOs to the Ventoy drive

Open the os folder that holds your ISO files. The video has CachyOS, Clonezilla, Proxmox and Windows 11 ISOs there. Highlight them and copy them, then click your Ventoy drive and paste the ISO files there. Wait until the files have finished copying.

Tip: For blazing fast speeds, use an external NVMe storage drive. The NVMe tutorial linked below shows how to make one with an NVMe enclosure.

The file manager showing the Ventoy drive with four ISO files: cachyos, clonezilla, proxmox and Windows 11.

Step 9: Boot and test each ISO

Shut down your computer. Check your motherboard's manufacturer's documentation to see how to boot into the boot menu or the BIOS, and make sure the first boot device is your Ventoy drive. Select the Ventoy drive and press Enter. You are now in the Ventoy boot screen, which lists CachyOS, Clonezilla, Proxmox and Windows 11. Select an ISO and boot in normal mode. In the video all four loaded successfully.

FAQ

Yes. Ventoy formats the device and all the data on it is lost, so make a backup of anything you need before you click Install.

Pop!_OS 24.04, which is what the video shows. Other systems are not covered here.

Open your terminal, go into the Ventoy folder with cd, and run sudo ./VentoyWeb.sh. Enter your password when asked, then open the address the terminal shows (http://127.0.0.1:24680) in your browser.

Click the refresh button. If it still does not appear, open Options and click Show All Devices. That list includes every drive on your computer, even your main hard drive, so make sure you select the correct drive.

When you have finished installing, go back to the terminal and press Ctrl+C to close the Ventoy server, then close the terminal.

Check your motherboard's documentation to see how to boot into the boot menu or the BIOS, and make sure the Ventoy drive is the first bootable device. In the video it is the first drive on the list.

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