YUMI exFAT (Your Universal Multiboot Integrator) 
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==================== Background of YUMI: ======================

YUMI is an easy to use Multiboot script created using NSIS. 
YUMI's purpose is to help automate the creation of a bootable USB flash drive that can be used to boot multiple Linux based distributions (one at a time).
The end result should be a bootable USB flash drive that will get you up and running with your chosen Live Distributions without having to do the research and perform the steps by hand. 


==================== How YUMI exFAT works: ======================

YUMI exFAT now uses the offical builds of Ventoy/Ventoy2Disk https://github.com/ventoy/Ventoy to make the chosen USB drive bootable for UEFI and Legacy BIOS booting. 
You use the YUMI frontend to find new distributions and tools to add to your USB device and learn more about or download related ISO files through links provided within the tool.
ISO files are organized by type and copied to the YUMI folder and categorized subdirectories on the USB device. 
For example; Linux-ISOS, System-Tools, Windows-Installers, Antivirus-Tools, etc. Another key feature of this tool is the use of persistent storage, where available. 
This persistence feature allows you to save changes and then restore those changes on subsequent boots.
Persistence files can automatically be created for each  Arch, Fedora, Ubuntu and Debian based distributions based distribution and are stored alongside their cooresponding ISOs.

Once a drive has been prepared, you can also opt to simply drag and drop ISO files anywhere inside of the YUMI folder or directories within (without using YUMI).


==================== YUMI Features: ======================

 	- Official Website links are provided to help you learn more about each USB bootable distribution.
 	- Download links make it easy to find new ISO files to try on your bootable USB.
 	- Automatic creation of up to 40GB persistence files for Arch, Fedora, Ubuntu and Debian based distributions such as KALI Linux.
 	- Easily add or remove installed ISO distributions and persistent block files.
 	- Automatic drive preparation using a Fat32 boot partition and exFAT partition for storage.
 	- Optional ability to "Drag and Drop ISO files" onto USB.
 	- 100% Free and Open Source (version specific source code is provided upon release).


Additional instructions and information for YUMI exFAT can be found HERE: https://pendrivelinux.com/yumi-multiboot-usb-creator/