I replaced grub with systemd-boot

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  • zfsbootmenu

    ZFS Bootloader for root-on-ZFS systems with support for snapshots and native full disk encryption

  • zfs-on-root

    Scripts to install an Ubuntu system with encrypted ZFS on root

  • I replaced Grub w/ rEFInd a few years ago and I've never looked back. The ability to just scan filesystems and boot images is so simple/easy compared to the Grub menu edit and "reinstall" process you have to go through every time you want to make a change. I've never used systemd-boot but highly recommend rEFInd over Grub.

    I also have a Python script for installing Ubuntu on native ZFS w/ encryption and using rEFInd. You can use this script from a live boot environment. If nothing else, can easily review for how to do it manually.

    - https://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/

    - https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/REFInd

    - https://github.com/rsyring/zfs-on-root/blob/master/zor.py

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  • sh

  • I pretty much did this too but in Arch Linux. It's just a script[1] that I run and I have it working with the linux and the linux-lts kernels. It's pretty nifty. It just works on Arch Linux since kernels don't have version numbers on the name I never have to touch again after installation.

    [1]: https://github.com/adcpe/sh/blob/main/boot.sh

  • rEFInd-theme

    A boot manager theme for rEFInd

  • rEFInd-minimal

    A stunningly clean theme for the rEFInd UEFI boot manager.

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