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systemd-sysext — Activate or deactivate system extension images. More information: <https://www.freedesktop.org/softw

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Problem

How to use the systemd-sysext command: Activate or deactivate system extension images. More information: <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemd-sysext.html>.

Solution

systemd-sysext — Activate or deactivate system extension images. More information: <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemd-sysext.html>.

List installed extension images:

systemd-sysext list

Merge system extension images into /usr/ and /opt/:

systemd-sysext merge

Check the current merge status:

systemd-sysext

Unmerge all currently installed system extension images from /usr/ and /opt/:

systemd-sysext unmerge

Refresh system extension images (a combination of unmerge and merge):

systemd-sysext refresh

Code Snippets

List installed extension images

systemd-sysext list

Merge system extension images into `/usr/` and `/opt/`

systemd-sysext merge

Check the current merge status

systemd-sysext

Unmerge all currently installed system extension images from `/usr/` and `/opt/`

systemd-sysext unmerge

Refresh system extension images (a combination of `unmerge` and `merge`)

systemd-sysext refresh

Context

tldr-pages: linux/systemd-sysext

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