---
name: "gummiboot"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "gummiboot"
version: "45-2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gummiboot"
---

# gummiboot(8)

Setup and manage Gummiboot Boot Manager

## NAME

gummiboot - Setup and manage Gummiboot Boot Manager

## SYNOPSIS

**gummiboot \[OPTIONS...\]status**

**gummiboot \[OPTIONS...\]update**

**gummiboot \[OPTIONS...\]install**

**gummiboot \[OPTIONS...\]remove**

## DESCRIPTION

**gummiboot** checks, updates, installs or removes the boot loader from the current system.

**gummiboot status** checks and prints the currently installed versions of the boot loader binaries and the all current EFI boot variables.

**gummiboot update** updates all installed versions of gummiboot, if the current version is newer than the version installed in the EFI system partition. This also includes the EFI default/fallback loader at /EFI/Boot/boot\*.efi. An gummiboot entry in the EFI boot variables is created, if there is no current entry. A created entry will be added to the end of the boot order list.

**gummiboot install** installs gummiboot into the EFI system partition. A copy of gummiboot will be stored as the EFI default/fallback loader at /EFI/Boot/boot\*.efi. An gummiboot entry in the EFI boot variables is created and added to the top of the boot order list.

**gummiboot remove** removes all installed versions of gummiboot from the EFI system partition, and removes gummiboot from the EFI boot variables.

If no command is passed **status** is implied.

## OPTIONS

The following options are understood:

- **-h**, **--help**

  Prints a short help text and exits.

- **--path**

  Path to the EFI system partition. The default is /boot.

- **--no-variables**

  Do not touch the EFI boot variables.

## EXIT STATUS

On success 0 is returned, a non-zero failure code otherwise.

## SEE ALSO

**Gummiboot wiki**\[1\]**Boot loader specification**\[2\]**Systemd boot loader interface**\[3\][**bootctl**(1)](/bootctl/1.md)

## NOTES

- 1\.

  Gummiboot wiki

  http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/gummiboot

- 2\.

  Boot loader specification

  http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/BootLoaderSpec

- 3\.

  Systemd boot loader interface

  http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/BootLoaderInterface