systemd-boot
E192892
systemd-boot is a simple, UEFI-only boot manager from the systemd project that loads and starts Linux kernels and other EFI executables.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| systemd-boot canonical | 6 |
| gummiboot | 2 |
| systemd-boot boot manager | 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]
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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.
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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.
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C.
Dracut
Dracut is a town in northeastern Massachusetts, United States, known for its suburban character and proximity to the city of Lowell.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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C.
Dracut
Dracut is a town in northeastern Massachusetts, United States, known for its suburban character and proximity to the city of Lowell.
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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.
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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 |
gummiboot
ⓘ
linked to:
systemd-boot
|
| 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 |
gummiboot
ⓘ
linked to:
systemd-boot
|
| 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
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: systemd-boot Description of subject: systemd-boot is a simple, UEFI-only boot manager from the systemd project that loads and starts Linux kernels and other EFI executables.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: systemd-boot
linked to: systemd-boot
linked to: systemd-boot
subject linked to:
Calamares installer (in some versions)