systemd-boot
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5recommend
0warn against
Nov 17, 2025first mention
Jul 7, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“Learned a lot about systemd-boot which I have never used before, but feels a lot saner to me than grub ever was.”
“I prefer the more minimalist approach of systemd-boot.”
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“systemd-boot can do that if you force it to”
“See last paragraph in this section as example”
“It's really awesome because it lets me boot from Btrfs snapshots”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
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All comments 9
“Learned a lot about systemd-boot which I have never used before, but feels a lot saner to me than grub ever was.”
“systemd-boot's automatic sourcing of UKIs isn't a BLS thing”
“I prefer the more minimalist approach of systemd-boot.”
“There's also systemd-boot, which seems to be getting more popular.”
“systemd-boot can do that if you force it to”
“See last paragraph in this section as example”
“systemd-boot can tell the UEFI to load (file system) drivers off of it”
“It's really awesome because it lets me boot from Btrfs snapshots”
“systemd-boot (a lot more secure than grub)”