Bootctl: make EFI variable for sd-boot configurable, currently hard coded to "Linux Boot Manager" #17044
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entry. By default an entry named "Linux Boot Manager" is created (which is the previous behavior). With the flag the name of the entry can be controlled, which is useful when installing systemd-boot to multiple ESP partitions and having uniquely named entries. Fixes systemd#17044.
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entry. By default an entry named "Linux Boot Manager" is created (which is the previous behavior). With the flag the name of the entry can be controlled, which is useful when installing systemd-boot to multiple ESP partitions and having uniquely named entries. Fixes systemd#17044.
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entry. By default an entry named "Linux Boot Manager" is created (which is the previous behavior). With the flag the name of the entry can be controlled, which is useful when installing systemd-boot to multiple ESP partitions and having uniquely named entries. Fixes systemd#17044.
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entry. By default an entry named "Linux Boot Manager" is created (which is the previous behavior). With the flag the name of the entry can be controlled, which is useful when installing systemd-boot to multiple ESP partitions and having uniquely named entries. Fixes systemd#17044.
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entry. By default an entry named "Linux Boot Manager" is created (which is the previous behavior). With the flag the name of the entry can be controlled, which is useful when installing systemd-boot to multiple ESP partitions and having uniquely named entries. Fixes systemd#17044.
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entry. By default an entry named "Linux Boot Manager" is created (which is the previous behavior). With the flag the name of the entry can be controlled, which is useful when installing systemd-boot to multiple ESP partitions and having uniquely named entries. Fixes systemd#17044.
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entry. By default an entry named "Linux Boot Manager" is created (which is the previous behavior). With the flag the name of the entry can be controlled, which is useful when installing systemd-boot to multiple ESP partitions and having uniquely named entries. Fixes systemd#17044.
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…name of the boot entry. By default an entry named "Linux Boot Manager" is created (which is the previous behavior). With the flag the name of the entry can be controlled, which is useful when installing systemd-boot to multiple ESP partitions and having uniquely named entries. Fixes systemd#17044.
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…name of the boot entry. By default an entry named "Linux Boot Manager" is created (which is the previous behavior). With the flag the name of the entry can be controlled, which is useful when installing systemd-boot to multiple ESP partitions and having uniquely named entries. Fixes systemd#17044.
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…name of the boot entry. By default an entry named "Linux Boot Manager" is created (which is the previous behavior). With the flag the name of the entry can be controlled, which is useful when installing systemd-boot to multiple ESP partitions and having uniquely named entries. Fixes systemd#17044.
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…name of the boot entry. By default an entry named "Linux Boot Manager" is created (which is the previous behavior). With the flag the name of the entry can be controlled, which is useful when installing systemd-boot to multiple ESP partitions and having uniquely named entries. Fixes #17044.
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Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
When having multiple drives, each with a separate bootable Linux install,
bootctladds the undifferentiated name, Linux Boot Manager, to the EFI boot selection list. Having a selection list with multiple identically labeled entries makes the menu useless.Describe the solution you'd like
Currently, the EFI variable for sd-boot is hard-coded to Linux Boot Manager. Please provide an
bootctloption to allow the user to set the EFI variable for the name used in EFI boot selection list.Describe alternatives you've considered
This has been discussed: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1125920/how-can-i-change-the-names-of-items-in-the-efi-uefi-boot-menu (Ubuntu apparently ships a modified
bootctlwith ubuntu hard-coded instead.)Particularly, a work-around script: https://github.com/s-n-ushakov/rename-efi-entry
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