Post #875852

2026-03-27 07:32 UTC

2️⃣1️⃣ Here&#39;s the 21st and last post highlighting key new features of the recently published v260 release of systemd. #systemd260 #systemd If you have been following this series of posts I am sure you recognized some repeating themes. One of them is the progressing Varlinkification of systemd&#39;s functionality. The last item on my list of features to post about for v260 is another one in this theme: &quot;bootctl install&quot; is what gets systemd-boot installed in your ESP. With v260 there&#39;s now a Varlink…

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@pid_eins@mastodon.social 2026-03-27 07:35

…API for it. This is useful as a backend for OS installers. To provide a bigger picture: in my view of the world an OS installer does four things: 1. Stream in a /usr/ tree and very few auxiliary partitions via systemd-repart 2. Install a suitable UKI kernel image in the ESP or XBOOTLDR 3. Install systemd-boot as boot loader in the ESP 4. Configure a few basic parameters for the new installation via systemd-creds. Of these 4 steps, #1, #3 and #4 now are accessible via nice Varlink APIs.

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@levitating@mastodon.sdf.org 2026-04-02 08:55

@pid_eins This has been a great update. Love the support for varlink APIs and systemd-nspawn. I am curious who will integrate the bootctl varlink API into their installer first. My guess would be GnomeOS, they've been doing a great job utilizing new systemd APIs.

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