Ventoy > Rufus
Must have apps
Submitted 1 month ago by restingOface@quokk.au to [deleted]
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58008@lemmy.world 1 month ago
sudoer777@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
Is there an alternative yet that doesn’t have weird binary blobs that nobody can verify?
rbos@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
This is new to me, I can’t find a reference. Can you share?
derbolle@lemmy.world 1 month ago
to create bootable sticks: fedora media writer. works on windows with every linux image
TeddE@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I’ve had hit and miss with Ventoy. I love it and it’s my goto, but I have a handful of ISOs that it’s effectively just storage for - then I use Balena Etcher, Rufus, Raspberry Pi Imager, or sometimes classic dd to burn it to a smaller USB - but if I had to pick one tool, I’d recommend Raspberry Pi, Rufus, or Balena Etcher to a new user just trying to get the job done.
frozenpopsicle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
EtchDroid, available from F-Droid, allows you to make bootable usbs from your phone.
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
Medicat > just Ventoy also, Medicat fuuuuucks
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
From a quick glance, Medicat is more of a specialized toolkit using Ventoy, no? And their homepage is… weird.
ragepaw@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
I thought Ventoy was stupid and pointless until I actually tried it. Holy shit. Past me is an idiot. What a great tool.
Zomg@piefed.world 1 month ago
How does this compare to E2B? Sounds interesting
vivalapivo@lemmy.today 1 month ago
Being Physically Healthy > Being Mentally Healthy
crypt0cler1c@infosec.pub 1 month ago
This doesn’t make sense at all. Generally they go hand in hand.
ceenote@lemmy.world 1 month ago
They must have liked the joke so much they made it even more important for Windows 11.
serpineslair@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Shhh! They might stop people installing it! 😱
PostProcess@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Thankfully it comes as a complete portable. Really great app.
brian@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
careful, they might pull an android and somehow try and stop “sideloading” in windows
pHr34kY@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Defenestration utilities are essential.
ApertureUA@lemmy.today 1 month ago
Says a Facebook user.
IHawkMike@lemmy.world 1 month ago
If you need an app to format a drive and copy some files, maybe you should stick with Windows.
0ops@piefed.zip 1 month ago
Pfft, executing write instructions is for normies. I flip bits myself with nothing but a small magnet and my sense of pride
restingOface@quokk.au 1 month ago
Sure, you could technically just do that manually. But using a purpose-built app designed for that task is just so much less work. Even a veteran Linux user is likely to use an app like dd instead of creating a boot disk manually.
KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 1 month ago
An even better option is Ventoy - You just drop the raw .isos onto the drive and it gives you all of them as options in a bootloader. Can put all of your distros on one drive (and even windows isos if you really need to for some reason).
conartistpanda@lemmy.world 1 month ago
You for real?
IHawkMike@lemmy.world 1 month ago
100%
It’s literally drag and drop after initializing MBR, format FAT, set active. Rufus is pointless.
Lemmy is sure showing its usual technical incompetency while pretending they are superior because they can install Linux. In a shitpost thread no less.
Holyginz@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Whoosh
TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
One thing holding me back from moving to Linux is Directory Opus. It’s not on Linux but it’s the best file browser I’ve ever seen, and I can’t live without.
Zink@programming.dev 1 month ago
Have you tried Double Commander or Superfile?
I get the inertia against switching when you have a setup you like, but the idea of going the other direction – if I could get the best file manager in the universe but I have to switch to Windows to use it – I just cannot imagine anything that would make it worth it.
TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
if I could get the best file manager in the universe but I have to switch to Windows to use it – I just cannot imagine anything that would make it worth it.
Yeah same, but I’ve used directory opus for the over 20 years now. It’s a file browser, so an every day use application, or well, maybe the word living space is a better word.
Next to that, I’m autistic and I struggle with change. I’m struggling with it so much, I’m still using windows even though Microsoft is working hard to make their OS more resentful every day.
I’m not autistic enough to wanting to stay with windows, I am autistic enough to have issues parting ways with a solid, comfortable and properly working system like directory opus. I also begged them to make a Linux version but their response was that the market wasn’t big enough for that. But hopefully Microsoft will change that soon, as more and more people are switching because of them.
So I will get there, don’t worry. I know there are Linux alternatives, but I’m just struggling with parting ways with something that has been in my system for more than half of my life.
HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Directory Opus
Like on the Amiga?
restingOface@quokk.au 1 month ago
What feature from Directory Opus is unavailable in Linux? I assume you can find a plugin or something to make Dolphin (the default file explorer for KDE Plasma, but you should be able to install it pretty much anywhere) do just about anything you need.
TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
I love the folder tree with dual folder content screens with tabs. It also works flawlessly with ftp and network drives. It’s own copy/move-paste system is also great. I love how you’re able to change loads of settings, including all colors.
Arachnidbrilliant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
[deleted]vivalapivo@lemmy.today 1 month ago
Windows is not the only way to go insane
ddplf@szmer.info 1 month ago
windoes 11 mafia 😎😎😎😎
gurty@lemmy.world 1 month ago
In 2nd place, I’d put balenaEtcher.
jlow@slrpnk.net 1 month ago
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dditty@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
God damn, they harvest IP records, which iso image of tails, AND the make/model of the USB drive‽
HuePony@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
If only Rufus would work on Linux
gurty@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Bloody hell! I had no idea.