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How to Install Ventoy on Ubuntu 26.04
Prerequisites
- Ubuntu 26.04 Desktop (the only version shown and tested in this tutorial)
- A USB drive or external drive (the video uses a 240GB SATA external drive; bigger is better)
- Admin (sudo) rights on your computer
- An internet connection to download Ventoy
- A couple of ISO files to boot (the video uses CachyOS, Clonezilla, Proxmox and Windows 11)
This tutorial takes about 9 minutes to complete.
Ventoy lets one USB or external drive hold many operating system ISOs. You install it to the drive once, then add or remove ISOs by copying files. This guide follows the video on Ubuntu 26.04 Desktop and ends by booting four ISOs from one drive.
Warning: Installing Ventoy erases everything on the drive you choose. Back up anything important first.
Why use Ventoy
- Set it up once, then add or remove ISOs by copying files, like on a normal drive.
- Keep several operating systems on one drive.
- It is free and open source.
- It works on modern UEFI systems and older BIOS systems, and the video says it supports Secure Boot. This tutorial does not cover Secure Boot setup.
- The rest of the drive stays usable for ordinary files.
Before you start
You need a computer running Ubuntu 26.04, a USB or external drive (the bigger the better, since all your ISOs go on it), admin and sudo rights, an internet connection to download Ventoy, and a couple of ISOs you want to boot. Back the drive up first: installing Ventoy erases it.
Jump to a chapter in the video: Intro · What you need · Download Ventoy · Install Ventoy · Add your ISOs · Boot test
Step 1: Download Ventoy
Open your browser, type https://ventoy.net in the search bar and press Enter. Go to Downloads, then click Downloads. Find and click ventoy-1.1.17-linux.tar.gz to start the download.
Step 2: Extract the archive
Once the download finishes, open the folder from the browser's download list and close the browser. Right-click ventoy-1.1.17-linux.tar.gz and click Extract. You can delete the tar.gz file afterwards.
Step 3: Launch the Ventoy GUI
Double-click the extracted Ventoy folder. In the video, the machine is an x86_64 build (AMD or Intel), so right-click VentoyGUI.x86_64 and click Run. Type your password when it asks for sudo access.
Tip: The folder lands in Downloads by default. To keep it somewhere easy to reach, cut it and paste it into your home folder; it still runs from there.
Step 4: Select your drive
When the Ventoy window opens, plug in your USB or external drive and select it in the device menu. If it is not listed, click the green refresh button. If it still does not show up, open Options and choose Show all devices.
Warning: Show all devices lists internal drives too. Pick only the external drive, and do not format your internal hard drive. This option is off by default for that reason.
Step 5: Install Ventoy to the drive
With your drive selected, click Install. A warning says the device will be formatted and all data will be lost; click OK. A second prompt asks you to double-check; click OK again. When Ventoy reports it was installed successfully, click OK and close Ventoy.
Step 6: Copy your ISOs to the Ventoy drive
Open the Ventoy drive in your file manager. Copy the ISO files you downloaded (in the video they sit in a folder named OS) and paste them onto the Ventoy drive. Wait until the copy finishes. The video uses CachyOS, Clonezilla, Proxmox and Windows 11 ISOs.
Step 7: Open the boot menu
Check your manufacturer's motherboard manual to find which key you need to press to get into the BIOS, where you can change the boot menu. Make sure the Ventoy drive (or whichever USB or hard drive you installed Ventoy to) shows up in the boot menu, then boot from it.
Step 8: Boot and test each ISO
The Ventoy menu lists the ISOs you copied: CachyOS, Clonezilla, Proxmox and Windows 11 in the video. Select one and it boots; all four booted successfully. To try the next one, exit out and boot again from the Ventoy menu.
Related tutorials
- How to Install Ventoy on a Drive from Windows 11
- How to Create a Multi-Boot USB Drive with Ventoy on Windows 10
- Orico M.2 NVMe Enclosure Unboxing, Setup & Speed Test: build a fast external drive for your Ventoy setup
FAQ
Yes. Ventoy formats the drive and all data on it is lost, so back up anything important before you click Install.
Ubuntu 26.04 Desktop, which is the only version shown in the video. Other versions and Ubuntu Server are not covered.
Click the green refresh button. If it still does not show up, open Options and choose Show all devices, then pick your external drive very carefully, because that list also includes your internal drives.
No. Install Ventoy once, then add or remove ISO files by copying them to the drive like files on any normal drive.
Boot with the Ventoy drive plugged in and open your BIOS or boot menu. The key differs by motherboard, so check your manufacturer's manual, and make sure the Ventoy drive shows up in the boot menu.
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