How to Install and Uninstall systemd-boot Package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "systemd-boot" package

Please follow the guidance below to install systemd-boot on openSuSE Tumbleweed


    
        
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                sudo zypper refresh
            
                    
    
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                sudo zypper install
            
                        
                systemd-boot
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "systemd-boot" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall systemd-boot on openSuSE Tumbleweed:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
                systemd-boot
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the systemd-boot package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Information for package systemd-boot:
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Repository : openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
Name : systemd-boot
Version : 254.9-2.1
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 333.1 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : systemd-254.9-2.1.src
Upstream URL : http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd
Summary : A simple UEFI boot manager
Description :
This package provides systemd-boot (short: sd-boot), which is a simple UEFI boot
manager. It provides a textual menu to select the entry to boot and an editor
for the kernel command line. systemd-boot supports systems with UEFI firmware
only.
This package also contains bootctl(1) and services to manage boot loaders that
implement the Boot Loader Specification[1] and the Boot Loader Interface[2] on
EFI systems, such as systemd-boot.
Note that systemd-boot is not fully integrated in openSUSE distributions yet
hence its installation requires special care and manual steps when used on
systems supporting secure boot or snapshots. For more details, visit:
https://en.opensuse.org/Systemd-boot
[1] https://uapi-group.org/specifications/specs/boot_loader_specification/
[2] https://systemd.io/BOOT_LOADER_INTERFACE/