On Thu, Aug 07, 2025 at 04:22:31PM -0400, Alex Forrence wrote: >Package: installation-reports >Severity: normal >X-Debbugs-Cc: alex.forre...@gmail.com
... >I wanted to try out systemd-boot, so went through the text-mode expert install. >Selected defaults for everything up until the bootloader menu entries. >Skipped grub install and selected the systemd-boot entry. A relevant >part of the log is below: > >sudo cat /var/log/installer/syslog | grep systemd-boot >Aug 7 18:47:00 anna[2666]: DEBUG: retrieving systemd-boot-installer 0.11 >Aug 7 18:54:02 main-menu[463]: INFO: Menu item 'systemd-boot-installer' >selected >Aug 7 18:54:02 in-target: Package systemd-boot is not available, but is >referred to by another package. >Aug 7 18:54:02 in-target: Package 'systemd-boot' has no installation >candidate >Aug 7 18:54:02 main-menu[463]: WARNING **: Configuring >'systemd-boot-installer' failed with error code 100 >Aug 7 18:54:02 main-menu[463]: WARNING **: Menu item 'systemd-boot-installer' >failed. > >Then finished installation with the grub option. This is a deliberate choice so far, as discussed with the systemd maintainer. systemd-boot is not a default option for installation and so isn't included in all the images by default. If you make sure you use a network mirror during installation, things should work fine. -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. st...@einval.com "Because heaters aren't purple!" -- Catherine Pitt
