systemd-boot

E192892

UEFI boot manager boot manager free and open-source software

systemd-boot is a simple, UEFI-only boot manager from the systemd project that loads and starts Linux kernels and other EFI executables.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
gummiboot	2
systemd-boot canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1717745 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: systemd-boot
Context triple: [Arch Linux, bootLoaderOptions, systemd-boot]

A. GNU GRUB
GNU GRUB is a widely used open-source bootloader that allows users to select and load different operating systems and kernels at startup.
B. systemd
systemd is a modern init system and service manager for Linux that handles system startup, process supervision, logging, and various core system functions.
C. Dracut
Dracut is a town in northeastern Massachusetts, United States, known for its suburban character and proximity to the city of Lowell.
D. ROM BIOS
ROM BIOS is the built-in firmware in early IBM PCs that initializes hardware and provides low-level services for loading and running operating systems.
E. crosvm
crosvm is a lightweight, security-focused virtual machine monitor developed by Google to run Linux and other workloads efficiently and safely on ChromeOS.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: systemd-boot
Target entity description: systemd-boot is a simple, UEFI-only boot manager from the systemd project that loads and starts Linux kernels and other EFI executables.

A. GNU GRUB
GNU GRUB is a widely used open-source bootloader that allows users to select and load different operating systems and kernels at startup.
B. systemd
systemd is a modern init system and service manager for Linux that handles system startup, process supervision, logging, and various core system functions.
C. Dracut
Dracut is a town in northeastern Massachusetts, United States, known for its suburban character and proximity to the city of Lowell.
D. ROM BIOS
ROM BIOS is the built-in firmware in early IBM PCs that initializes hardware and provides low-level services for loading and running operating systems.
E. crosvm
crosvm is a lightweight, security-focused virtual machine monitor developed by Google to run Linux and other workloads efficiently and safely on ChromeOS.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UEFI boot manager ⓘ boot manager ⓘ free and open-source software ⓘ
basedOn	systemd-boot self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: gummiboot
canBeInstalledTo	EFI System Partition ⓘ
category	Linux boot loaders ⓘ UEFI software ⓘ systemd components ⓘ
componentOf	systemd boot loader components ⓘ
configurationFileLocation	/boot/loader/loader.conf ⓘ
designGoal	minimalism ⓘ simplicity ⓘ tight integration with systemd ⓘ
developer	Lennart Poettering ⓘ systemd project ⓘ
distributionSupport	Arch Linux ⓘ Fedora Linux ⓘ systemd-boot-enabled distributions ⓘ
doesNotSupport	Legacy BIOS ⓘ
entryFileLocation	/boot/loader/entries/ ⓘ
homepage	https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/ ⓘ
license	LGPL-2.1-or-later ⓘ
operatingSystem	Linux ⓘ
partOf	systemd ⓘ
programmingLanguage	C ⓘ
replaces	systemd-boot self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: gummiboot
repository	https://github.com/systemd/systemd ⓘ
requires	UEFI firmware ⓘ
supports	EFI executables ⓘ Linux kernels ⓘ Unified Kernel Images ⓘ
supportsArchitecture	ARM64 ⓘ IA-32 ⓘ x86_64 ⓘ
supportsFeature	automatic entry discovery ⓘ boot counting ⓘ boot menu timeout ⓘ default boot entry selection ⓘ graphical text-based menu ⓘ secure boot (when properly signed) ⓘ
supportsPlatform	UEFI ⓘ
usesSpecification	Boot Loader Specification ⓘ Unified Kernel Image specification ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arch Linux → bootLoaderOptions → systemd-boot ⓘ

systemd-boot → replaces → systemd-boot self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: gummiboot

systemd-boot → basedOn → systemd-boot self-linksurface differs ⓘ