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efiboots

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Spec sheet

Purpose
EFIBoots is a graphical tool for managing EFI boot loader entries.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
Support
The README directs users to report issues to help improve automatic partition detection.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
License
The repository identifies the project as GPL-3.0 licensed.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
Boot delay
Users can set how long to wait before selecting the first entry or the NextBoot entry.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
Boot timeout
It can set how long to wait before selecting the first entry or the NextBoot entry.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
Dependency
EFIBoots requires efibootmgr version 17 or 18, Python 3.10 or later, GTK 4.8 or later, and Python GObject.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
EFI caution
The README warns that efibootmgr acts on EFI variables and this may be dangerous on non-standard-compliant implementations.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
EFI safety
The README warns that efibootmgr acts on EFI variables and may be dangerous on non-standard-compliant implementations.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
Entry management
Users can reorder, add, delete, edit, enable, or disable boot entries.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
ESP detection
If automatic EFI System Partition detection fails, users can pass the disk and partition as command-line options.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
Intended audience
The README describes a GUI for managing EFI boot entries on systems using efibootmgr and GTK 4.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
Issue reporting
The README invites users to report issues to help improve the auto-detection algorithm.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
Linux distributions
The README lists Debian 12 or later, Ubuntu 22.10 or later, Fedora 37 or later, Arch-based distributions, and Nix installation instructions.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
Minimum versions
The README specifies Ubuntu 22.10 or Debian 12 at minimum, and Fedora 37 at minimum.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
Next boot
Users can choose which entry to boot on the next reboot.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
Reboot
The app can save changes and reboot.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
Release availability
The GitHub releases page states that the repository has no releases.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
Release packages
The GitHub releases page states that there are no releases listed there.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
System requirements
The project requires Python 3.10 or later, efibootmgr 17 or 18, GTK 4.8 or later, and Python GObject.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

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