hello guys i am wondering what are some must have iso’s for a ventoy drive? and what size ventoy drive would you recomend (i am considering buying a 512gb, 1tb or 2tb tranced 220s nvme)

Back story: So i recently started my own “business” in computer support and i need a drive to put ventoy on (its currently on a 32gb micro sd card) so i can easily have memtest, ultimatebootcd and some linux distro’s/windows install media and i am wondering if there would be any reason not to go with the cheapest per gb drive(2tb) as i could then also use it for some nice snappy file transfers. I am also looking to compile a list of iso’s to put on it. As i mentioned before i already have a few things but you guys probably have more suggestions for iso’s to put on a drive for repair\troubleshooting.

Thanks in advance for your advice on drive size and ISO recommendations.

  • CoatGhost@lemmy.worldEnglish
    20·
    1 year ago

    So for me (also do IT/Security consulting and repair) I have:

    • Clonezilla (multiple versions for different CPU architecture as well as x86 and x64 boards
    • DBAN (only for HDDs)
    • Hirens Boot CD (for Window OS repair/password resets)
    • GParted (same setup as Clonezilla)
    • Kali Linux (for security auditing and malware analyzation)
    • Puppy Linux (for general stuff/data rescue on old computers/anything I need to boot into RAM for)
    • TAILS (it is intended for heavy privacy and security but I actually don’t really use it, but it’s small so I leave it on there)
    • SystemRescue (Linux distro for all sorts of rescue purposes)
    • Sometimes a Windows install/recovery ISO (per need basis, typically Hirens solves recovery stuff so I rarely go this route for recovery)

    EDIT: Also have two versions (x86 and x64) of AntiX for general purpose stuff. Boots into RAM like puppy but I find it a little more useful.

    I have these running on a 128 (I think, might be bigger) flash drive that I actually have looped on my keychain. I have found that 90% of the things I need to do can be done from that, and having it on my keys means I always have it ready. Unless I lose my keys for a while that is…

    • noja@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      Thank you very much for this list! I’m just now getting started in this kind of world. I was always a hobbyist but I’ve started doing a little IT on the side now and I love seeing peoples tools.