Boot any Linux distro
from a single USB drive
i2PXE is a live Linux environment that lets you browse, download, and install distributions directly — no second machine required.
WebUSB flashing works in Chrome and Edge. All major distros supported.
How it works
1
Flash the drive
Use your browser to write i2PXE to a USB drive — or download the IMG and flash it yourself with dd or Rufus.
2
Boot into i2PXE
Plug the USB drive into any machine and boot from it. i2PXE launches a lightweight live environment.
3
Pick a distro
Browse available distributions, download the one you want, and install it — all from the same machine.
No second computer needed
Traditional tools like Ventoy require you to already have a working OS to download and copy disk images. i2PXE flips that: it's a self-contained live environment that can fetch and launch any distro on its own.
- Network boot and HTTP download built in
- Supports all major distributions
- Reads existing disk images already on the drive
- Open source, no telemetry