systemd bootctl 1 bootctl Control the firmware and boot manager settings bootctl OPTIONS status bootctl OPTIONS list bootctl OPTIONS update bootctl OPTIONS install bootctl OPTIONS remove bootctl can check the EFI boot loader status, list available entries, and install, update, or remove the systemd-boot7 boot loader on the current system. bootctl status shows the currently installed versions of the boot loader binaries and all current EFI boot variables. bootctl list displays all configured boot loader entries. bootctl update updates all installed versions of systemd-boot7, if the current version is newer than the version installed in the EFI system partition. This also includes the EFI default/fallback loader at ESP/EFI/BOOT/BOOT*.EFI. A systemd-boot entry in the EFI boot variables is created if there is no current entry. The created entry will be added to the end of the boot order list. bootctl install installs systemd-boot into the EFI system partition. A copy of systemd-boot will be stored as the EFI default/fallback loader at ESP/EFI/BOOT/BOOT*.EFI. A systemd-boot entry in the EFI boot variables is created and added to the top of the boot order list. bootctl remove removes all installed versions of systemd-boot from the EFI system partition, and removes systemd-boot from the EFI boot variables. If no command is passed, status is implied. The following options are understood: --path= Path to the EFI System Partition (ESP). If not specified, /efi, /boot, and /boot/efi are checked in turn. It is recommended to mount the ESP to /boot, if possible. -p --print-path This option modifies the behaviour of status. Just print the path to the EFI System Partition (ESP) to standard output and exit. --no-variables Do not touch the EFI boot variables. On success, 0 is returned, a non-zero failure code otherwise. systemd-boot7, Boot Loader Specification, Boot Loader Interface