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What are computer gadgets everyone should own? (lemmy.world)

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[-] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world 90 points 1 year ago

Since we're on Lemmy, USB jump drive so they can reinstall a new distro of Linux every ~3 months

[-] ZAX2717@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

Do it with Ventoy https://www.ventoy.net/en/index.html

[-] lud@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

Ventoy is great. I have a bunch of useful Windows ISOs like win 10 and 11. I also have a bunch of useless ones like Win XP and 7.

I have many useful Linux ISOs and I also have an Android ISO for some reason.

A great tool 🔥

[-] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 2 points 1 year ago

WinXP isn't compatible with ventoy. At least, it always BSODed for me. Did you have any luck?

[-] lud@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

I haven't actually tried, I honestly mostly use it as ISO storage for VMs.

Where in the process does it BSOD? If it's before you reformat your storage I could try it on my computer, otherwise I won't.

[-] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 1 points 1 year ago

XP installer loads, welcomes me, then dies. For me, at least, it was before I even had an opportunity to enter any information for the installation.

[-] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 3 points 1 year ago

I use ventoy all the time! But not all ISOs are compatible with it, I've found. Fedora, for example, and OpenSuse are not compatible with ventoy.

[-] mercury@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 year ago

Wdym? Fedora 38 server and workstation worked fine for me. Might be your drive?

[-] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 1 points 1 year ago

I tried Silbertblue, and it failed. It could be the drive, though. I wouldn't be surprised.

[-] Omega_Jimes@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 year ago

I've been telling myself to stop distrohopping for 7 years.

[-] morphballganon@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I've got like 5 of these. Only one of them has a Linux distro.

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