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Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek eb25844f83 kernel-install: describe usage as installkernel 
For us, this is a compatibility mode, but most likely it is there to stay: the
kernel Makefile's install target expects to be able to call /bin/installkernel.
We want people who build their own kernels to use this, so that they use
kernel-install and get support for all the functionality provided by it,
including building of UKIs and other new features. So let's actually advertise
that this exists and works.
2023-09-28 12:40:28 +02:00

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<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
<!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later -->
<refentry id="kernel-install" conditional='ENABLE_KERNEL_INSTALL'
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
<refentryinfo>
<title>kernel-install</title>
<productname>systemd</productname>
</refentryinfo>
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>kernel-install</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>kernel-install</refname>
<refpurpose>Add and remove kernel and initrd images to and from /boot</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>kernel-install</command>
<arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg>
<arg choice="plain">add</arg>
<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>KERNEL-IMAGE</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice="opt" rep="repeat"><replaceable>INITRD-FILE</replaceable></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>kernel-install</command>
<arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg>
<arg choice="plain">remove</arg>
<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>kernel-install</command>
<arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg>
<arg choice="plain">inspect</arg>
<arg choice="opt"><replaceable>KERNEL-IMAGE</replaceable></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<para><command>kernel-install</command> is used to install and remove kernel and initrd images
<footnote>
<para>Nowadays actually CPIO archives used as an "initramfs", rather than "initrd". See
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>bootup</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> for an
explanation.</para>
</footnote>
to and from the boot loader partition, referred to as <varname>$BOOT</varname> here. It will usually be
one of <filename>/boot/</filename>, <filename>/efi/</filename>, or <filename>/boot/efi/</filename>, see
below.</para>
<para><command>kernel-install</command> will run the executable files ("plugins") located in the
directory <filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/</filename> and the local administration directory
<filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/</filename>. All files are collectively sorted and executed in lexical
order, regardless of the directory in which they live. However, files with identical filenames replace
each other. Files in <filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/</filename> take precedence over files with the
same name in <filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/</filename>. This can be used to override a
system-supplied executables with a local file if needed; a symbolic link in
<filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/</filename> with the same name as an executable in
<filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/</filename>, pointing to <filename>/dev/null</filename>, disables the
executable entirely. Executables must have the extension <literal>.install</literal>; other extensions
are ignored.</para>
<para>An executable placed in these directories should return <constant>0</constant> on success. It may
also return <constant>77</constant> to cause the whole operation to terminate (executables later in
lexical order will be skipped).</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Commands</title>
<para>The following commands are understood:</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<command>add</command>
<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>
<replaceable>KERNEL-IMAGE</replaceable> [<replaceable>INITRD-FILE</replaceable> ...]
</term>
<listitem>
<para>This command expects a kernel version string and a path to a kernel image file as arguments.
Optionally, one or more initrd images may be specified as well (note that plugins might generate
additional ones).</para>
<para>The executable files from <filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename> and
<filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename> (i.e. the plugins) are called with the
following arguments:</para>
<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>
<para>The third argument directly refers to the path where to place kernel images, initrd
images and other resources for
<ulink url="https://uapi-group.org/specifications/specs/boot_loader_specification">Boot
Loader Specification</ulink> Type #1 entries (the "entry directory"). If other boot loader schemes
are used the parameter may be ignored.</para>
<para>The <replaceable>ENTRY-TOKEN</replaceable> string is typically the machine ID and is supposed
to identify the local installation on the system. For details see below.</para>
<para>Two default plugins execute the following operations in this case:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para><command>kernel-install</command> creates
<filename>$BOOT/<replaceable>ENTRY-TOKEN</replaceable>/<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable></filename>,
if enabled (see <varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_LAYOUT</varname>).</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><filename>50-depmod.install</filename> runs
<citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>depmod</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> for the
<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><filename>90-loaderentry.install</filename> copies
<replaceable>KERNEL-IMAGE</replaceable> to
<filename>$BOOT/<replaceable>ENTRY-TOKEN</replaceable>/<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>/linux</filename>.
If <replaceable>INITRD-FILE</replaceable>s are provided, it also copies them to
<filename>$BOOT/<replaceable>ENTRY-TOKEN</replaceable>/<replaceable>KERNEL_VERSION</replaceable>/<replaceable>INITRD-FILE</replaceable></filename>.
This can also be used to prepend microcode before the actual initrd. It also creates a boot loader entry according to the <ulink
url="https://uapi-group.org/specifications/specs/boot_loader_specification">Boot Loader Specification</ulink> (Type #1) in
<filename>$BOOT/loader/entries/<replaceable>ENTRY-TOKEN</replaceable>-<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>.conf</filename>.
The title of the entry is the <replaceable>PRETTY_NAME</replaceable> parameter specified in
<filename>/etc/os-release</filename> or <filename>/usr/lib/os-release</filename> (if the former
is missing), or "Linux <replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>", if unset.</para>
<para>If <varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_LAYOUT</varname> is not "bls", this plugin does nothing.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><filename>90-uki-copy.install</filename> copies a file
<filename>uki.efi</filename> from <varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_STAGING_AREA</varname> or if it does
not exist the <replaceable>KERNEL-IMAGE</replaceable> argument, only if it has a
<literal>.efi</literal> extension, to
<filename>$BOOT/EFI/Linux/<replaceable>ENTRY-TOKEN</replaceable>-<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>.efi</filename>.</para>
<para>If <varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_LAYOUT</varname> is not "uki", this plugin does nothing.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v198"/>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><command>remove <replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable></command></term>
<listitem>
<para>This command expects a kernel version string as single argument.</para>
<para>The executable files from <filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename> and
<filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename> (i.e. the plugins) are called with the
following arguments:</para>
<programlisting>remove <replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable> <filename>$BOOT/<replaceable>ENTRY-TOKEN</replaceable>/<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>/</filename></programlisting>
<para>Afterwards, <command>kernel-install</command> removes the entry directory
<filename>$BOOT/<replaceable>ENTRY-TOKEN</replaceable>/<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>/</filename>
and its contents, if it exists.</para>
<para>Two default plugins execute the following operations in this case:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para><filename>50-depmod.install</filename> removes the files generated by
<command>depmod</command> for this kernel again.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><filename>90-loaderentry.install</filename> removes the file
<filename>$BOOT/loader/entries/<replaceable>ENTRY-TOKEN</replaceable>-<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>.conf</filename>.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><filename>90-uki-copy.install</filename> removes the file
<filename>$BOOT/EFI/Linux/<replaceable>ENTRY-TOKEN</replaceable>-<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>.efi</filename>.
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v198"/>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><command>inspect [<replaceable>KERNEL-IMAGE</replaceable>]</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Shows the various paths and parameters configured or auto-detected. In particular shows the
values of the various <varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_*</varname> environment variables listed
below.</para>
<xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v251"/>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Compatibility with the kernel build system</title>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>installkernel</command>
<arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg>
<arg choice="plain">VERSION</arg>
<arg choice="plain">VMLINUZ</arg>
<arg choice="opt">MAP</arg>
<arg choice="opt">INSTALLATION-DIR</arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
<para>When invoked as <command>installkernel</command>, this program accepts arguments as specified by
the kernel build system's <command>make install</command> command. The <parameter>VERSION</parameter> and
<parameter>VMLINUZ</parameter> parameters specify the kernel version and the kernel binary. The other two
parameters (<parameter>MAP</parameter> and <parameter>INSTALLATION-DIR</parameter>) are currently
ignored.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>The <varname>$BOOT</varname> partition</title>
<para>The partition where the kernels and <ulink url="https://uapi-group.org/specifications/specs/boot_loader_specification">Boot
Loader Specification</ulink> snippets are located is called <varname>$BOOT</varname>.
<command>kernel-install</command> determines the location of this partition by checking
<filename>/efi/</filename>, <filename>/boot/</filename>, and <filename>/boot/efi/</filename> in turn. The
first location where <filename>$BOOT/loader/entries/</filename> or
<filename>$BOOT/<replaceable>ENTRY-TOKEN</replaceable>/</filename> exists is used.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Options</title>
<para>The following options are understood:</para>
<variablelist>
<xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="esp-path"/>
<xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="boot-path"/>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--make-entry-directory=yes|no|auto</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>Controls creation and deletion of the
<ulink url="https://uapi-group.org/specifications/specs/boot_loader_specification">Boot Loader Specification</ulink>
Type #1 entry directory on the file system containing resources such as kernel and initrd images
during <option>add</option> and <option>remove</option>, respectively. The directory is named after
the entry token, and is placed immediately below the boot root directory. When
<literal>auto</literal>, the directory is created or removed only when the install layout is
<literal>bls</literal>. Defaults to <literal>auto</literal>.</para>
<xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v254"/>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--entry-token=</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>Controls how to name and identify boot loader entries for this kernel installation or
deletion. Takes one of <literal>auto</literal>, <literal>machine-id</literal>,
<literal>os-id</literal>, <literal>os-image-id</literal>, or an arbitrary string prefixed by
<literal>literal:</literal> as argument.</para>
<para>If set to <option>machine-id</option> the entries are named after the machine ID of the
running system (e.g. <literal>b0e793a9baf14b5fa13ecbe84ff637ac</literal>). See
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>machine-id</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> for
details about the machine ID concept and file.</para>
<para>If set to <option>os-id</option> the entries are named after the OS ID of the running system,
i.e. the <varname>ID=</varname> field of
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>os-release</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
(e.g. <literal>fedora</literal>). Similarly, if set to <option>os-image-id</option> the entries are
named after the OS image ID of the running system, i.e. the <varname>IMAGE_ID=</varname> field of
<filename>os-release</filename> (e.g. <literal>vendorx-cashier-system</literal>).</para>
<para>If set to <option>auto</option> (the default), the
<filename>/etc/kernel/entry-token</filename> (or
<filename>$KERNEL_INSTALL_CONF_ROOT/entry-token</filename>) file will be read if it exists, and the
stored value used. Otherwise if the local machine ID is initialized it is used. Otherwise
<varname>IMAGE_ID=</varname> from <filename>os-release</filename> will be used, if set. Otherwise,
<varname>ID=</varname> from <filename>os-release</filename> will be used, if set. Otherwise a
randomly generated machine ID is used.</para>
<para>Using the machine ID for naming the entries is generally preferable, however there are cases
where using the other identifiers is a good option. Specifically: if the identification data that
the machine ID entails shall not be stored on the (unencrypted) <varname>$BOOT_ROOT</varname>
partition, or if the ID shall be generated on first boot and is not known when the entries are
prepared. Note that using the machine ID has the benefit that multiple parallel installations of
the same OS can coexist on the same medium, and they can update their boot loader entries
independently. When using another identifier (such as the OS ID or the OS image ID), parallel
installations of the same OS would try to use the same entry name. To support parallel
installations, the installer must use a different entry token when adding a second installation.
</para>
<xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v254"/>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-v</option></term>
<term><option>--verbose</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>Output additional information about operations being performed.</para>
<xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v242"/>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="help" />
<xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="version" />
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Environment variables</title>
<refsect2>
<title>Environment variables exported for plugins</title>
<para>If <option>--verbose</option> is used, <varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_VERBOSE=1</varname> will be
exported for plugins. They may output additional logs in this case.</para>
<para><varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_IMAGE_TYPE=uki|pe|unknown</varname> is set for the plugins to specify the
type of the kernel image.</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>uki</term>
<listitem>
<para>Unified kernel image.</para>
<xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v254"/>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>pe</term>
<listitem>
<para>PE binary.</para>
<xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v254"/>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>unknown</term>
<listitem>
<para>Unknown type.</para>
<xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v254"/>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para><varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_MACHINE_ID</varname> is set for the plugins to the desired machine-id to
use. It's always a 128-bit ID. Normally it's read from <filename>/etc/machine-id</filename>, but it can
also be overridden via <varname>$MACHINE_ID</varname> (see below). If not specified via these methods,
a fallback value will generated by <command>kernel-install</command> and used only for a single
invocation.</para>
<para><varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_ENTRY_TOKEN</varname> is set for the plugins to the desired entry
"token" to use. It's an identifier that shall be used to identify the local installation, and is often
the machine ID, i.e. same as <varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_MACHINE_ID</varname>, but might also be a
different type of identifier, for example a fixed string or the <varname>ID=</varname>,
<varname>IMAGE_ID=</varname> values from <filename>/etc/os-release</filename>. The string passed here
will be used to name Boot Loader Specification entries, or the directories the kernel image and initial
RAM disk images are placed into.</para>
<para>Note that while <varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_ENTRY_TOKEN</varname> and
<varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_MACHINE_ID</varname> are often set to the same value, the latter is guaranteed
to be a valid 32 character ID in lowercase hexadecimals while the former can be any short string. The
entry token to use is read from <filename>/etc/kernel/entry-token</filename>, if it exists. Otherwise a
few possible candidates below <varname>$BOOT</varname> are checked for Boot Loader Specification Type 1
entry directories, and if found the entry token is derived from that. If that is not successful,
<varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_MACHINE_ID</varname> is used as fallback.</para>
<para><varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_BOOT_ROOT</varname> is set for the plugins to the absolute path of the
root directory (mount point, usually) of the hierarchy where boot loader entries, kernel images, and
associated resources should be placed. This usually is the path where the XBOOTLDR partition or the ESP
(EFI System Partition) are mounted, and also conceptually referred to as <varname>$BOOT</varname>. Can
be overridden by setting <varname>$BOOT_ROOT</varname> (see below).</para>
<para><varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_LAYOUT=auto|bls|uki|other|...</varname> is set for the plugins to specify the
installation layout. Additional layout names may be defined by convention. If a plugin uses a special layout,
it's encouraged to declare its own layout name and configure <varname>layout=</varname> in
<filename>install.conf</filename> upon initial installation. The following values are currently
understood:</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>bls</term>
<listitem>
<para>Standard <ulink url="https://uapi-group.org/specifications/specs/boot_loader_specification">Boot Loader
Specification</ulink> Type #1 layout, compatible with
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-boot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>:
entries in
<filename>$BOOT/loader/entries/<replaceable>ENTRY-TOKEN</replaceable>-<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>[+<replaceable>TRIES</replaceable>].conf</filename>,
kernel and initrds under
<filename>$BOOT/<replaceable>ENTRY-TOKEN</replaceable>/<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>/</filename></para>
<para>Implemented by <filename>90-loaderentry.install</filename>.</para>
<xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v250"/>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>uki</term>
<listitem>
<para>Standard <ulink
url="https://uapi-group.org/specifications/specs/boot_loader_specification">Boot Loader
Specification</ulink> Type #2 layout, compatible with
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-boot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>:
unified kernel images under <filename>$BOOT/EFI/Linux</filename> as
<filename>$BOOT/EFI/Linux/<replaceable>ENTRY-TOKEN</replaceable>-<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>[+<replaceable>TRIES</replaceable>].efi</filename>.</para>
<para>Implemented by <filename>90-uki-copy.install</filename>.</para>
<xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v253"/>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>other</term>
<listitem>
<para>Some other layout not understood natively by <command>kernel-install</command>.</para>
<xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v250"/>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>auto</term>
<listitem>
<para>Pick the layout automatically. If the kernel is a UKI set layout to
<option>uki</option>. If not default to <option>bls</option> if
<filename>$BOOT/loader/entries.srel</filename> with content <literal>type1</literal> or
<filename>$BOOT/<replaceable>ENTRY-TOKEN</replaceable></filename> exists, or
<option>other</option> otherwise.</para>
<para>Leaving layout blank has the same effect. This is the default.</para>
<xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v254"/>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para><varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_INITRD_GENERATOR</varname> and <varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_UKI_GENERATOR</varname>
are set for plugins to select the initrd and/or UKI generator. This may be configured as
<varname>initrd_generator=</varname> and <varname>uki_generator=</varname> in <filename>install.conf</filename>, see below.</para>
<para><varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_STAGING_AREA</varname> is set for plugins to a path to a directory.
Plugins may drop files in that directory, and they will be installed as part of the loader entry, based
on the file name and extension: Files named <filename>initrd*</filename> will be installed as <replaceable>INITRD-FILE</replaceable>s,
and files named <filename>microcode*</filename> will be prepended before <replaceable>INITRD-FILE</replaceable>s.</para>
</refsect2>
<refsect2>
<title>Environment variables understood by <command>kernel-install</command></title>
<para><varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_CONF_ROOT</varname> can be set to override the location of the
configuration files read by <command>kernel-install</command>. When set,
<filename>install.conf</filename>, <filename>entry-token</filename>, and other files will be
read from this directory.</para>
<para><varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_PLUGINS</varname> can be set to override the list of plugins executed by
<command>kernel-install</command>. The argument is a whitespace-separated list of paths.
<literal>KERNEL_INSTALL_PLUGINS=:</literal> may be used to prevent any plugins from running.
</para>
<para><varname>$MACHINE_ID</varname> can be set for <command>kernel-install</command> to override
<varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_MACHINE_ID</varname>, the machine ID.</para>
<para><varname>$BOOT_ROOT</varname> can be set for <command>kernel-install</command> to override
<varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_BOOT_ROOT</varname>, the installation location for boot entries.</para>
<para>The last two variables may also be set in <filename>install.conf</filename>. Variables set in the
environment take precedence over the values specified in the config file.</para>
</refsect2>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Exit status</title>
<para>If every executable returns 0 or 77, 0 is returned, and a non-zero failure code otherwise.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Files</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename>
<filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>Drop-in files which are executed by kernel-install.</para>
<xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v198"/>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<filename>/usr/lib/kernel/cmdline</filename>
<filename>/etc/kernel/cmdline</filename>
<filename>/proc/cmdline</filename>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>Read by <filename>90-loaderentry.install</filename>. The content of the file
<filename>/etc/kernel/cmdline</filename> specifies the kernel command line to use. If that file
does not exist, <filename>/usr/lib/kernel/cmdline</filename> is used. If that also does not
exist, <filename>/proc/cmdline</filename> is used. <varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_CONF_ROOT</varname>
may be used to override the path.</para>
<xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v198"/>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<filename>/etc/kernel/tries</filename>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>Read by <filename>90-loaderentry.install</filename> and
<filename>90-uki-copy.install</filename>. If this file exists a numeric value is read from it
and the naming of the generated entry file or UKI is slightly altered to include it as
<filename>$BOOT/loader/entries/<replaceable>ENTRY-TOKEN</replaceable>-<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>+<replaceable>TRIES</replaceable>.conf</filename>
or
<filename>$BOOT/EFI/Linux/<replaceable>ENTRY-TOKEN</replaceable>-<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>+<replaceable>TRIES</replaceable>.efi</filename>, respectively. This
is useful for boot loaders such as
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-boot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>
which implement boot attempt counting with a counter embedded in the entry file name.
<varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_CONF_ROOT</varname> may be used to override the path.</para>
<xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v240"/>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<filename>/etc/kernel/entry-token</filename>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>If this file exists it is read and used as "entry token" for this system, i.e. is used for
naming Boot Loader Specification entries, see <varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_ENTRY_TOKEN</varname>
above for details. <varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_CONF_ROOT</varname> may be used to override the
path.</para>
<xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v251"/>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<filename>/etc/machine-id</filename>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>The content of this file specifies the machine identification
<replaceable>MACHINE-ID</replaceable>.</para>
<xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v198"/>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<filename>/etc/os-release</filename>
<filename>/usr/lib/os-release</filename>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>Read by <filename>90-loaderentry.install</filename>.
If available, <varname>PRETTY_NAME=</varname> is read from these files and used as the title of the boot menu entry.
Otherwise, <literal>Linux <replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable></literal> will be used.</para>
<xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v198"/>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.conf</filename>
<filename>/etc/kernel/install.conf</filename>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>Configuration options for <command>kernel-install</command>, as a series of
<varname>KEY=</varname><replaceable>VALUE</replaceable> assignments, compatible with shell
syntax, following the same rules as described in
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>os-release</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
<filename>/etc/kernel/install.conf</filename> will be read if present, and
<filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.conf</filename> otherwise. This file is optional.
<varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_CONF_ROOT</varname> may be used to override the path.
</para>
<para>Currently, the following keys are supported:
<varname>MACHINE_ID=</varname>,
<varname>BOOT_ROOT=</varname>,
<varname>layout=</varname>,
<varname>initrd_generator=</varname>,
<varname>uki_generator=</varname>.
See the Environment variables section above for details.</para>
<xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v250"/>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<filename>/etc/kernel/uki.conf</filename>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>Ini-style configuration file for
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>ukify</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> which
is only effective when <varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_LAYOUT</varname> or <varname>layout=</varname> in
<filename>install.conf</filename> is set to <option>uki</option> and
<varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_UKI_GENERATOR</varname> or <varname>uki_generator=</varname> in
<filename>install.conf</filename> is set to <option>ukify</option>.
<varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_CONF_ROOT</varname> may be used to override the path.
</para>
<xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v255"/>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>See Also</title>
<para>
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>machine-id</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>os-release</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>depmod</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-boot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>ukify</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<ulink url="https://uapi-group.org/specifications/specs/boot_loader_specification">Boot Loader Specification</ulink>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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