Package request: systemd-boot

[Hritik14]

Hello

I recently used grml and loved it instantly !
I use systemd-boot and sometimes it gets cleared from my efi vars for reasons unknown to me.
bootctl solves this pretty quickly.

Since, grml already has systemd, can we have bootctl included too ?

[mika]

Thanks for the suggestion, no objections from my side, I've prepared a PR grml/grml-live#434 which would implement this.

Just wondering though, isn't the usual procedure to handle this by mounting the rootfs (+ EFI partition etc), then grml-chroot /path/to/chroot .. and run bootctl from within the chroot system? Or does bootctl really handle this properly when running from the Grml live system, even though the actual system you're trying to configure/setup/fix isn't running the same systemd(-boot) version? 🤔

[Hritik14]

Yes! Currently, I take the chroot route. Although, since my rootfs is luks encrypted lvm, it feels unnecessary to mount rootfs only for bootctl.

[mika]

Ah I see :) Well, bootctl should be available in daily ISOs as of tomorrow as well as our upcoming stable release. :) Thanks for your suggestion!