They have a list at https://www.ventoy.net/en/distrowatch.html of some supported operating systems. It supports most Linux distros and it also supports FreeBSD. Some operating systems that it failed to work with according to that page include, among others: ReactOS, SmartOS, Haiku and OpenBSD. They have another list as well of tested operating systems here: https://ventoy.net/en/isolist.html According to that page it…
A New Bootable USB Solution
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Huh, fail with OpenBSD? I have successfully installed OpenBSD 6.9 i386 on my dad's laptop using Ventoy on MBR
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#52Getting a malware warning from virustotal.com on the download.
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#53I have my home network configured with netboot.xyz, which provides a similar experience except without using USB at all.
This is a bit off topic, but I'd love to hear more detail as to your home network setup. I've seen netboot.xyz before but I have no real knowledge as to how such a setup would work.
I have a Synology NAS running a TFTP server with the netboot.xyz payload, and I configured the DHCP server on my UDM Pro (https://store.ui.com/products/udm-pro) to announce the NAS's IP address as the netboot server.
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#54"Which style should I select? MBR or UEFI? Anyway, the best for you is the best" https://ventoy.net/en/doc_mbr_vs_gpt.html
Poor translation, but the meaning is obvious: Either way. Use whichever works best for your target hardware.
That's why I like the answer. It's the user's choice.