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[al3x]

I might be in the minority here, but I prefer using something like Easy2boot which allows for iso booting.

Don't think you are - or maybe we both are
But I also use Ventoy to make life easier for me with booting different ISOs directly.

I'm not familiar with Easy2boot. Does it create only one partition on the USB drive?

Easy2Boot creates different partitions and combines different methods in one drive, it's kinda the swiss army knife for booting images.
So you can boot partitions directly, boot Linux ISOs or boot Windows ISOs.

For Windows ISOs it mainly uses Ventoy (it's included), so you could also just use Ventoy directly here. But if you experiment a lot with ISOs of more exotic Linux distros, Easy2Boot might be better in handling those.

[n8chavez]

I might be in the minority here, but I prefer using something like Easy2boot which allows for iso booting.  That would bypass the need to configure for multiple partitions on a USB from which to boot.  Having tested both methods, I don't see any effective difference between booting an HBS .iso, and booting from an HBS usb partition.

Just my $0.02 no one asked for...

I'm not familiar with Easy2boot. Does it create only one partition on the USB drive?

During the setup process you can create as many partitions as you want.  But those aren't required for booting.  Easy2boot loads ISOs into RAM.  There are others that do the same thing, such as yumi.

[Epictetus]

I might be in the minority here, but I prefer using something like Easy2boot which allows for iso booting.

Don't think you are - or maybe we both are
But I also use Ventoy to make life easier for me with booting different ISOs directly.

I'm not familiar with Easy2boot. Does it create only one partition on the USB drive?

Easy2Boot creates different partitions and combines different methods in one drive, it's kinda the swiss army knife for booting images.
So you can boot partitions directly, boot Linux ISOs or boot Windows ISOs.

For Windows ISOs it mainly uses Ventoy (it's included), so you could also just use Ventoy directly here. But if you experiment a lot with ISOs of more exotic Linux distros, Easy2Boot might be better in handling those.

Very educational here, as usual. I am familiar with Ventoy (use it a lot) but not Easy2boot. Is there a forum where these sorts of bootloaders are discussed by enthusiasts?

[n8chavez]

Ventoy is easier for drag-an-drop ISOs which can be bootable. Easy2boot gives you either option; bootable ISOs or temporary ram-based partions to boot from. Easy2Boot supports UEFI booting by using the second partition (FAT32) for boot files. This allows users to select and boot various file formats such as ISO, VHD, WIM, or IMG directly in UEFI mode. Easy2Boot can switch in partition image files (.imgPTN/.imgPTN23) that replace the first partition with a bootable OS image. This enables secure booting without needing to modify UEFI BIOS settings.

To my knowledge Ventoy cannot do this, but it's easier to use for direct image booting.

The easy2boot forums are a good place to learn.
https://easy2boot.xyz/forum/

Forum – Easy2Boot
For discussing E2B, agFM. Ventoy for Easy2Boot and related issues

[Epictetus]

Ventoy is easier for drag-an-drop ISOs which can be bootable.  Easy2boot gives you either option; bootable ISOs or temporary ram-based partions to boot from.  Easy2Boot supports UEFI booting by using the second partition (FAT32) for boot files. This allows users to select and boot various file formats such as ISO, VHD, WIM, or IMG directly in UEFI mode.  Easy2Boot can switch in partition image files (.imgPTN/.imgPTN23) that replace the first partition with a bootable OS image. This enables secure booting without needing to modify UEFI BIOS settings.

To my knowledge Ventoy cannot do this, but it's easier to use for direct image booting.

The easy2boot forums are a good place to learn. 
https://easy2boot.xyz/forum/

Thanks. As you say, looks like E2B is more versatile, but Ventoy is simpler for straight ISO booting. And lots more to learn ...

[al3x]

Ventoy is easier for drag-an-drop ISOs which can be bootable.  Easy2boot gives you either option; bootable ISOs or temporary ram-based partions to boot from.

Just a quick addition to that: Ventoy also supports ram-based partitions (Memdisk mode). You can also change a lot of settings with configuration, like adding files to the image dynamically and similar stuff. But because E2B can also use Ventoy, those features are available there, too, of course.