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limine-entry-tool — A helper script to manage Limine bootloader entries on UEFI systems. More information: <https://gitl

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Problem

How to use the limine-entry-tool command: A helper script to manage Limine bootloader entries on UEFI systems. More information: <https://gitlab.com/Zesko/limine-entry-tool>.

Solution

limine-entry-tool — A helper script to manage Limine bootloader entries on UEFI systems. More information: <https://gitlab.com/Zesko/limine-entry-tool>.

Scan for other active UEFI boot entries and add them to the Limine menu:

limine-entry-tool --scan

Add a new kernel boot entry with an initramfs and a kernel file:

limine-entry-tool --add "{{kernel_name}}" "{{path/to/initramfs}}" "{{path/to/vmlinuz}}"

Add a new Unified Kernel Image (UKI) boot entry:

limine-entry-tool --add-uki "{{kernel_name}}" "{{path/to/uki.efi}}"

Remove a kernel boot entry and its associated files from the ESP:

limine-entry-tool --remove "{{kernel_name}}"

Remove an entire OS entry by its name or machine ID:

limine-entry-tool --remove-os "{{OS_name|machine_id}}"

Add an EFI boot entry for an alternative bootloader (e.g., Windows):

limine-entry-tool --add-efi "{{EFI_entry_name}}" "{{path/to/loader.efi}}"

Code Snippets

Scan for other active UEFI boot entries and add them to the Limine menu

limine-entry-tool --scan

Add a new kernel boot entry with an initramfs and a kernel file

limine-entry-tool --add "{{kernel_name}}" "{{path/to/initramfs}}" "{{path/to/vmlinuz}}"

Add a new Unified Kernel Image (UKI) boot entry

limine-entry-tool --add-uki "{{kernel_name}}" "{{path/to/uki.efi}}"

Remove a kernel boot entry and its associated files from the ESP

limine-entry-tool --remove "{{kernel_name}}"

Remove an entire OS entry by its name or machine ID

limine-entry-tool --remove-os "{{OS_name|machine_id}}"

Context

tldr-pages: linux/limine-entry-tool

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