How To Install systemd-boot on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install systemd-boot on Debian 12.
What is systemd-boot
systemd-boot is:
systemd-boot (short: sd-boot) 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. It supports systems with UEFI firmware only.
Installing systemd-boot will configure and install it in the ESP.
This package contains various tools and services to manage systems using systemd-boot.
There are three methods to install systemd-boot on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install systemd-boot Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install systemd-boot using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install systemd-boot
Install systemd-boot Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install systemd-boot using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install systemd-boot
Install systemd-boot Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install systemd-boot using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install systemd-boot
How To Uninstall systemd-boot on Debian 12
To uninstall only the systemd-boot package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove systemd-boot
Uninstall systemd-boot And Its Dependencies
To uninstall systemd-boot and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove systemd-boot
Remove systemd-boot Configurations and Data
To remove systemd-boot configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge systemd-boot
Remove systemd-boot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove systemd-boot configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge systemd-boot
Dependencies
systemd-boot have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install systemd-boot package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
