Revisions to How to switch arch linux to lts kernel?

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edited Nov 13, 2023 at 6:04

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thansThanks for this answer, daniel shapero . refind supports archArch without extra edits @dmn. iI am doing the below to install refindrefind, especially the "extra_kernel_version_strings" is important, the efiEFI directory is yours, does dual boot windowsWindows as well automatically in case you have windowsWindows on it, or other linuxLinux distros:

pacman -S refind mkdir -p /efi/EFI/Boot cp /usr/share/refind/refind_x64.efi /efi/EFI/Boot/bootx64.efi cp -r /usr/share/refind/drivers_x64/ /efi/EFI/Boot/ echo 'extra_kernel_version_strings linux,linux-hardened,linux-lts,linux-zen,linux-git;' > /efi/EFI/Boot/refind.conf echo 'fold_linux_kernels false' >> /efi/EFI/Boot/refind.conf echo 'default_selection "linux from"' >> /efi/EFI/Boot/refind.conf

thans for this answer daniel shapero . refind supports arch without extra edits @dmn. i am doing below to install refind, especially the "extra_kernel_version_strings" is important, the efi directory is yours, does dual boot windows as well automatically in case you have windows on it, or other linux distros:

pacman -S refind mkdir -p /efi/EFI/Boot cp /usr/share/refind/refind_x64.efi /efi/EFI/Boot/bootx64.efi cp -r /usr/share/refind/drivers_x64/ /efi/EFI/Boot/ echo 'extra_kernel_version_strings linux,linux-hardened,linux-lts,linux-zen,linux-git;' > /efi/EFI/Boot/refind.conf echo 'fold_linux_kernels false' >> /efi/EFI/Boot/refind.conf echo 'default_selection "linux from"' >> /efi/EFI/Boot/refind.conf

Thanks for this answer, daniel shapero. refind supports Arch without extra edits @dmn. I am doing the below to install refind, especially the "extra_kernel_version_strings" is important, the EFI directory is yours, does dual boot Windows as well automatically in case you have Windows on it, or other Linux distros:

pacman -S refind mkdir -p /efi/EFI/Boot cp /usr/share/refind/refind_x64.efi /efi/EFI/Boot/bootx64.efi cp -r /usr/share/refind/drivers_x64/ /efi/EFI/Boot/ echo 'extra_kernel_version_strings linux,linux-hardened,linux-lts,linux-zen,linux-git;' > /efi/EFI/Boot/refind.conf echo 'fold_linux_kernels false' >> /efi/EFI/Boot/refind.conf echo 'default_selection "linux from"' >> /efi/EFI/Boot/refind.conf

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edited Sep 21, 2022 at 5:35

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thans for this answer daniel shapero . refindrefind supports arch without extra edits @dmn. i am doing below to install refind, especially the "extra_kernel_version_strings" is important, the efi directory is yours, does dual boot windows as well automatically in case you have windows on it, or other linux distros:

pacman -S refind mkdir -p /efi/EFI/Boot cp /usr/share/refind/refind_x64.efi /efi/EFI/Boot/bootx64.efi cp -r /usr/share/refind/drivers_x64/ /efi/EFI/Boot/ echo 'extra_kernel_version_strings linux,linux-hardened,linux-lts,linux-zen,linux-git;' > /efi/EFI/Boot/refind.conf echo 'fold_linux_kernels false' >> /efi/EFI/Boot/refind.conf echo 'default_selection "linux from"' >> /efi/EFI/Boot/refind.conf

pacman -S refind mkdir -p /efi/EFI/Boot cp /usr/share/refind/refind_x64.efi /efi/EFI/Boot/bootx64.efi cp -r /usr/share/refind/drivers_x64/ /efi/EFI/Boot/ echo 'extra_kernel_version_strings linux,linux-hardened,linux-lts,linux-zen,linux-git;' > /efi/EFI/Boot/refind.conf echo 'fold_linux_kernels false' >> /efi/EFI/Boot/refind.conf echo 'default_selection "linux from"' >> /efi/EFI/Boot/refind.conf

thans for this answer daniel shapero . refind supports arch without extra edits @dmn. i am doing below to install, especially the "extra_kernel_version_strings" is important:

pacman -S refind mkdir -p /efi/EFI/Boot cp /usr/share/refind/refind_x64.efi /efi/EFI/Boot/bootx64.efi cp -r /usr/share/refind/drivers_x64/ /efi/EFI/Boot/ echo 'extra_kernel_version_strings linux,linux-hardened,linux-lts,linux-zen,linux-git;' > /efi/EFI/Boot/refind.conf echo 'fold_linux_kernels false' >> /efi/EFI/Boot/refind.conf echo 'default_selection "linux from"' >> /efi/EFI/Boot/refind.conf

thans for this answer daniel shapero . refind supports arch without extra edits @dmn. i am doing below to install refind, especially the "extra_kernel_version_strings" is important, the efi directory is yours, does dual boot windows as well automatically in case you have windows on it, or other linux distros:

pacman -S refind mkdir -p /efi/EFI/Boot cp /usr/share/refind/refind_x64.efi /efi/EFI/Boot/bootx64.efi cp -r /usr/share/refind/drivers_x64/ /efi/EFI/Boot/ echo 'extra_kernel_version_strings linux,linux-hardened,linux-lts,linux-zen,linux-git;' > /efi/EFI/Boot/refind.conf echo 'fold_linux_kernels false' >> /efi/EFI/Boot/refind.conf echo 'default_selection "linux from"' >> /efi/EFI/Boot/refind.conf

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answered Sep 21, 2022 at 5:29

soloturn

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thans for this answer daniel shapero . refind supports arch without extra edits @dmn. i am doing below to install, especially the "extra_kernel_version_strings" is important:

pacman -S refind mkdir -p /efi/EFI/Boot cp /usr/share/refind/refind_x64.efi /efi/EFI/Boot/bootx64.efi cp -r /usr/share/refind/drivers_x64/ /efi/EFI/Boot/ echo 'extra_kernel_version_strings linux,linux-hardened,linux-lts,linux-zen,linux-git;' > /efi/EFI/Boot/refind.conf echo 'fold_linux_kernels false' >> /efi/EFI/Boot/refind.conf echo 'default_selection "linux from"' >> /efi/EFI/Boot/refind.conf

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