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In --help output, change "$0" → "kernel-install". We generally don't include the full path in --help output, and let's not do this here either. kernel-install is now in build/ directly, not in the subdirectory.
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<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
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<!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later -->
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<refentry id="kernel-install" conditional='ENABLE_KERNEL_INSTALL'
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xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
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<refentryinfo>
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<title>kernel-install</title>
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<productname>systemd</productname>
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</refentryinfo>
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<refmeta>
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<refentrytitle>kernel-install</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
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</refmeta>
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<refnamediv>
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<refname>kernel-install</refname>
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<refpurpose>Add and remove kernel and initramfs images to and from /boot</refpurpose>
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</refnamediv>
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<refsynopsisdiv>
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<cmdsynopsis>
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<command>kernel-install</command>
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<arg choice="plain">COMMAND</arg>
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<arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg>
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<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable></arg>
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<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>KERNEL-IMAGE</replaceable></arg>
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<arg choice="opt" rep="repeat"><replaceable>INITRD-FILE</replaceable></arg>
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</cmdsynopsis>
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</refsynopsisdiv>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Description</title>
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<para><command>kernel-install</command> is used to install and remove kernel and initramfs images to and
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from the boot loader partition, referred to as <varname>$BOOT</varname> here. It will usually be one of
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<filename>/boot/</filename>, <filename>/efi/</filename>, or <filename>/boot/efi/</filename>, see below.
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</para>
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<para><command>kernel-install</command> will run the executable files ("plugins") located in the
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directory <filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/</filename> and the local administration directory
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<filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/</filename>. All files are collectively sorted and executed in lexical
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order, regardless of the directory in which they live. However, files with identical filenames replace
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each other. Files in <filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/</filename> take precedence over files with the
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same name in <filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/</filename>. This can be used to override a
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system-supplied executables with a local file if needed; a symbolic link in
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<filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/</filename> with the same name as an executable in
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<filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/</filename>, pointing to <filename>/dev/null</filename>, disables the
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executable entirely. Executables must have the extension <literal>.install</literal>; other extensions
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are ignored.</para>
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<para>An executable placed in these directories should return <constant>0</constant> on success. It may
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also return <constant>77</constant> to cause the whole operation to terminate (executables later in
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lexical order will be skipped).</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Commands</title>
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<para>The following commands are understood:</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><command>add <replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable> <replaceable>KERNEL-IMAGE</replaceable> [<replaceable>INITRD-FILE</replaceable> ...]</command></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>This command expects a kernel version string and a path to a kernel image file as
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arguments. Optionally, one or more initial RAM disk images may be specified as well (note that
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plugins might generate additional ones). <command>kernel-install</command> calls the executable
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files from <filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename> and
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<filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename> (i.e. the plugins) with the following
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arguments:</para>
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<programlisting>add <replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable> <filename>$BOOT/<replaceable>ENTRY-TOKEN</replaceable>/<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>/</filename> <replaceable>KERNEL-IMAGE</replaceable> [<replaceable>INITRD-FILE</replaceable> ...]</programlisting>
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<para>The third argument directly refers to the path where to place kernel images, initial RAM disk
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images and other resources for <ulink url="https://systemd.io/BOOT_LOADER_SPECIFICATION">Boot
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Loader Specification</ulink> Type #1 entries (the "entry directory"). If other boot loader schemes
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are used the parameter may be ignored. The <replaceable>ENTRY-TOKEN</replaceable> string is
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typically the machine ID and is supposed to identify the local installation on the system. For
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details see below.</para>
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<para>Two default plugins execute the following operations in this case:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para><command>kernel-install</command> creates
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<filename>$BOOT/<replaceable>ENTRY-TOKEN</replaceable>/<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable></filename>,
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if enabled (see <varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_LAYOUT</varname>).</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><filename>50-depmod.install</filename> runs
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<citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>depmod</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> for the
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<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><filename>90-loaderentry.install</filename> copies
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<replaceable>KERNEL-IMAGE</replaceable> to
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<filename>$BOOT/<replaceable>ENTRY-TOKEN</replaceable>/<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>/linux</filename>.
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If <replaceable>INITRD-FILE</replaceable>s are provided, it also copies them to
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<filename>$BOOT/<replaceable>ENTRY-TOKEN</replaceable>/<replaceable>KERNEL_VERSION</replaceable>/<replaceable>INITRD-FILE</replaceable></filename>.
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It also creates a boot loader entry according to the <ulink
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url="https://systemd.io/BOOT_LOADER_SPECIFICATION">Boot Loader Specification</ulink> (Type #1) in
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<filename>$BOOT/loader/entries/<replaceable>ENTRY-TOKEN</replaceable>-<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>.conf</filename>.
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The title of the entry is the <replaceable>PRETTY_NAME</replaceable> parameter specified in
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<filename>/etc/os-release</filename> or <filename>/usr/lib/os-release</filename> (if the former
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is missing), or "Linux <replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>", if unset.</para>
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<para>If <varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_LAYOUT</varname> is not "bls", this plugin does nothing.</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><command>remove <replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable></command></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>This command expects a kernel version string as single argument. This calls executables from
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<filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename> and
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<filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename> with the following arguments:
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</para>
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<programlisting>remove <replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable> <filename>$BOOT/<replaceable>ENTRY-TOKEN</replaceable>/<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>/</filename></programlisting>
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<para>Afterwards, <command>kernel-install</command> removes the entry directory
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<filename>$BOOT/<replaceable>ENTRY-TOKEN</replaceable>/<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>/</filename>
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and its contents, if it exists.</para>
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<para>Two default plugins execute the following operations in this case:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para><filename>50-depmod.install</filename> removes the files generated by <command>depmod</command> for this kernel again.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><filename>90-loaderentry.install</filename> removes the file
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<filename>$BOOT/loader/entries/<replaceable>ENTRY-TOKEN</replaceable>-<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>.conf</filename>.</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><command>inspect</command></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Shows the various paths and parameters configured or auto-detected. In particular shows the
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values of the various <varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_*</varname> environment variables listed
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below.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>The <varname>$BOOT</varname> partition</title>
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<para>The partition where the kernels and <ulink url="https://systemd.io/BOOT_LOADER_SPECIFICATION">Boot
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Loader Specification</ulink> snippets are located is called <varname>$BOOT</varname>.
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<command>kernel-install</command> determines the location of this partition by checking
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<filename>/efi/</filename>, <filename>/boot/</filename>, and <filename>/boot/efi/</filename> in turn. The
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first location where <filename>$BOOT/loader/entries/</filename> or
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<filename>$BOOT/<replaceable>ENTRY-TOKEN</replaceable>/</filename> exists is used.</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Options</title>
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<para>The following options are understood:</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-v</option></term>
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<term><option>--verbose</option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Output additional information about operations being performed.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="help" />
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<xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="version" />
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</variablelist>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Environment variables</title>
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<para>If <option>--verbose</option> is used, <varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_VERBOSE=1</varname> will be set for
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the plugins. They may output additional logs in this case.</para>
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<para>If <varname>$MACHINE_ID</varname> is set and not empty when <command>kernel-install</command> is
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invoked, it will be used as <replaceable>MACHINE-ID</replaceable>, overriding any automatic detection
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attempts. The value must be a valid machine ID (32 hexadecimal characters).</para>
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<para><varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_MACHINE_ID</varname> is set for the plugins to the desired
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<replaceable>MACHINE-ID</replaceable> to use. It's always a 128bit ID, and typically the ID from
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<filename>/etc/machine-id</filename> or the one passed in via <varname>$MACHINE_ID</varname>. (If no
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machine ID was specified via these methods it might be generated randomly by
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<command>kernel-install</command>, in which case it only applies to this invocation.)</para>
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<para><varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_ENTRY_TOKEN</varname> is set for the plugins to the desired entry "token"
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to use. It's an identifier that shall be used to identify the local installation, and is often the
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machine ID, i.e. same as <varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_MACHINE_ID</varname>, but might also be a different
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type of identifier, for example a fixed string or the <varname>ID=</varname>,
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<varname>IMAGE_ID=</varname> values from <filename>/etc/os-release</filename>. The string passed here
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will be used to name Boot Loader Specification entries, or the directories the kernel image and initial
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RAM disk images are placed into. Note that while oftentimes
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<varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_ENTRY_TOKEN</varname> and <varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_MACHINE_ID</varname> are set
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to the same value, the latter is guaranteed to be a valid 32 character ID in lowercase hexadecimals while
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the former can be any short string. The entry token to use is read from
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<filename>/etc/kernel/entry-token</filename>, if it exists. Otherwise a few possible candidates below the
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<varname>$BOOT</varname> are searched for Boot Loader Specification Type 1 entry directories, and if
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found the entry token is derived from that. If that is not successful the machine ID is used as
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fallback.</para>
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<para><varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_BOOT_ROOT</varname> is set for the plugins to the absolute path of the
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root directory (mount point, usually) of the hierarchy where boot loader entries, kernel images, and
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associated resources should be placed. This usually is the path where the XBOOTLDR partition or the ESP
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(EFI System Partition) are mounted, and also conceptually referred to as <varname>$BOOT</varname>. Can be
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overridden by setting <varname>$BOOT_ROOT</varname>.</para>
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<para><varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_LAYOUT=bls|other|...</varname> is set for the plugins to specify the
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installation layout. Defaults to <option>bls</option> if
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<filename>$BOOT/<replaceable>ENTRY-TOKEN</replaceable></filename> exists, or <option>other</option>
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otherwise. Additional layout names may be defined by convention. If a plugin uses a special layout, it's
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encouraged to declare its own layout name and configure <varname>layout=</varname> in
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<filename>install.conf</filename> upon initial installation. The following values are currently
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understood:</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>bls</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Standard <ulink url="https://systemd.io/BOOT_LOADER_SPECIFICATION">Boot Loader
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Specification</ulink> Type #1 layout, compatible with
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-boot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>:
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entries in
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<filename>$BOOT/loader/entries/<replaceable>ENTRY-TOKEN</replaceable>-<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>[+<replaceable>TRIES</replaceable>].conf</filename>,
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kernel and initrds under
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<filename>$BOOT/<replaceable>ENTRY-TOKEN</replaceable>/<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>/</filename></para>
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<para>Implemented by <filename>90-loaderentry.install</filename>.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>other</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Some other layout not understood natively by <command>kernel-install</command>.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<para><varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_INITRD_GENERATOR</varname> is set for plugins to select the initrd
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generator. This may be configured as <varname>initrd_generator=</varname> in
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<filename>install.conf</filename>. See below.</para>
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<para><varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_STAGING_AREA</varname> is set for plugins to a path to a directory.
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Plugins may drop files in that directory, and they will be installed as part of the loader entry, based
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on the file name and extension.</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Exit status</title>
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<para>If every executable returns 0 or 77, 0 is returned, and a non-zero failure code otherwise.</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Files</title>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename>
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<filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Drop-in files which are executed by kernel-install.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<filename>/usr/lib/kernel/cmdline</filename>
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<filename>/etc/kernel/cmdline</filename>
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<filename>/proc/cmdline</filename>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Read by <filename>90-loaderentry.install</filename>. The content of the file
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<filename>/etc/kernel/cmdline</filename> specifies the kernel command line to use. If that file does not
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exist, <filename>/usr/lib/kernel/cmdline</filename> is used. If that also does not exist,
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<filename>/proc/cmdline</filename> is used.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<filename>/etc/kernel/tries</filename>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Read by <filename>90-loaderentry.install</filename>. If this file exists a numeric value is read from
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it and the naming of the generated entry file is slightly altered to include it as
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<filename>$BOOT/loader/entries/<replaceable>MACHINE-ID</replaceable>-<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>+<replaceable>TRIES</replaceable>.conf</filename>. This
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is useful for boot loaders such as
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-boot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> which
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implement boot attempt counting with a counter embedded in the entry file name.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<filename>/etc/kernel/entry-token</filename>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>If this file exists it is read and used as "entry token" for this system, i.e. is used for
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naming Boot Loader Specification entries, see
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<varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_ENTRY_TOKEN</varname> above for details.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<filename>/etc/machine-id</filename>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>The content of this file specifies the machine identification
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<replaceable>MACHINE-ID</replaceable>.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<filename>/etc/os-release</filename>
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<filename>/usr/lib/os-release</filename>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Read by <filename>90-loaderentry.install</filename>.
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If available, <varname>PRETTY_NAME=</varname> is read from these files and used as the title of the boot menu entry.
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Otherwise, <literal>Linux <replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable></literal> will be used.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.conf</filename>
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<filename>/etc/kernel/install.conf</filename>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Configuration options for <command>kernel-install</command>, as a series of
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<varname>KEY=</varname><replaceable>VALUE</replaceable> assignments, compatible with shell
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syntax. This currently supports two keys: <varname>layout=</varname> and
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<varname>initrd_generator=</varname>, for details see the Environment variables section above.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>See Also</title>
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<para>
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>machine-id</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>os-release</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
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<citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>depmod</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-boot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
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<ulink url="https://systemd.io/BOOT_LOADER_SPECIFICATION">Boot Loader Specification</ulink>
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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</refentry>
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