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Author: Peter <peter@minskio.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:45:25 +0100
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+title: "Installing Ventoy from NixOS"
+date: 2026-09-14T12:51:00
+tags: ["Linux", "Servers", "Snippets"]
+---
+
+A while ago I needed to format my USB key, but after this needed to install Ventoy back on it.
+
+Previously I was using Windows as my primary desktop OS, but I'm still slowly (very slowly) moving everything over to NixOS.
+
+So, without further ado; here's how I installed Ventoy on a USB stick from NixOS. This guide assumes you're using bash, if not; you can enter a bash shell with `bash`.
+
+The Ventoy package currently is [considered insecure](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/404663) on NixOS so you'll need to allow the installation of insecure packages before you begin, but then it's just a case of installing it via nix-shell.
+```
+export NIXPKGS_ALLOW_INSECURE=1
+nix-shell -p ventoy
+```
+
+With that installed, you can now check over your drives, and install on `sdc` (replacing this with your USB key device):
+```
+lsblk --fs
+sudo ventoy -i /dev/sdc
+```
+
+After this, check that it's correctly installed with `sudo ventory -l /dev/sdc`
+
+Now, you can add your [images](/whats-on-my-usb-key/) to make this newly installed USB key actually useful:
+```
+lsblk --fs
+sudo mount /dev/sdc1 /mnt/usb
+sudo mv *.iso /mnt/usb/ -vin
+sudo umount /mnt/usb
+```
