1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 |
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7 | <!ENTITY efivar-download-http "https://github.com/rhboot/efivar/archive/&efivar-version;/efivar-&efivar-version;.tar.gz">
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8 | <!ENTITY efivar-download-ftp " ">
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9 | <!ENTITY efivar-md5sum "a8fc3e79336cd6e738ab44f9bc96a5aa">
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10 | <!ENTITY efivar-size "456 KB">
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11 | <!ENTITY efivar-buildsize "21 MB">
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12 | <!ENTITY efivar-time "less than 0.1 SBU">
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13 | ]>
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14 |
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15 | <sect1 id="efivar" xreflabel="efivar-&efivar-version;">
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16 | <?dbhtml filename="efivar.html"?>
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17 |
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18 |
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19 | <title>efivar-&efivar-version;</title>
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20 |
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21 | <indexterm zone="efivar">
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22 | <primary sortas="a-efivar">efivar</primary>
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23 | </indexterm>
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24 |
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25 | <sect2 role="package">
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26 | <title>Introduction to efivar</title>
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27 |
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28 | <para>
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29 | The <application>efivar</application> package provides tools and
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30 | libraries to manipulate EFI variables.
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31 | </para>
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32 |
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33 | &lfs122_checked;
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34 |
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35 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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36 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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37 | <listitem>
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38 | <para>
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39 | Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&efivar-download-http;"/>
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40 | </para>
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41 | </listitem>
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42 | <listitem>
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43 | <para>
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44 | Download (FTP): <ulink url="&efivar-download-ftp;"/>
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45 | </para>
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46 | </listitem>
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47 | <listitem>
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48 | <para>
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49 | Download MD5 sum: &efivar-md5sum;
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50 | </para>
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51 | </listitem>
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52 | <listitem>
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53 | <para>
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54 | Download size: &efivar-size;
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55 | </para>
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56 | </listitem>
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57 | <listitem>
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58 | <para>
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59 | Estimated disk space required: &efivar-buildsize;
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60 | </para>
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61 | </listitem>
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62 | <listitem>
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63 | <para>
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64 | Estimated build time: &efivar-time;
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65 | </para>
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66 | </listitem>
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67 | </itemizedlist>
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68 | <!--
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69 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
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70 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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71 | <listitem>
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72 | <para>
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73 | Optional patch (Required for 32-bit systems):
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74 | <ulink url="&patch-root;/efivar-&efivar-version;-i686-1.patch"/>
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75 | </para>
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76 | </listitem>
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77 | </itemizedlist>
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78 | -->
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79 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">efivar Dependencies</bridgehead>
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80 |
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81 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
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82 | <para role="recommended">
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83 | <xref linkend="mandoc"/>
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84 | </para>
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85 |
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86 | </sect2>
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87 |
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88 | <sect2 role="installation">
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89 | <title>Installation of efivar</title>
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90 |
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91 | <note>
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92 | <para>
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93 | This package cannot function properly on a 32-bit system with a
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94 | 64-bit UEFI implementation. Don't install this package (or
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95 | efibootmgr) on 32-bit system unless you are absolutely sure you have
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96 | a 32-bit UEFI implementation, which is very rare in practice.
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97 | </para>
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98 | </note>
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99 |
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100 | <para>
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101 | Build <application>efivar</application> with the following commands:
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102 | </para>
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103 |
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104 | <screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen>
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105 |
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106 | <para>
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107 | The test suite of this package is dangerous. Running it may trigger
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108 | firmware bugs and make your system unusable without using some special
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109 | hardware to reprogram the firmware.
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110 | </para>
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111 |
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112 | <para>
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113 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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114 | </para>
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115 |
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116 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install LIBDIR=/usr/lib</userinput></screen>
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117 |
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118 | </sect2>
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119 |
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120 | <sect2 role="commands">
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121 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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122 |
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123 | <para>
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124 | <parameter>LIBDIR=/usr/lib</parameter>:
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125 | This option overrides the default library directory of the package
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126 | (<filename class="directory">/usr/lib64</filename>, which is not used
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127 | by LFS).
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128 | </para>
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129 |
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130 | <para>
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131 | <option>ENABLE_DOCS=0</option>: Disable the generation of man pages.
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132 | Append this option after the <command>make</command> and
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133 | <command>make install</command> commands if you don't need the man
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134 | pages to allow building this package without <xref linkend='mandoc'/>
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135 | installed.
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136 | </para>
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137 |
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138 | </sect2>
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139 |
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140 | <sect2 role="content">
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141 | <title>Contents</title>
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142 |
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143 | <segmentedlist>
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144 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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145 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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146 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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147 |
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148 | <seglistitem>
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149 | <seg>
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150 | efisecdb and efivar
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151 | </seg>
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152 | <seg>
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153 | libefiboot.so, libefisec.so, and libefivar.so
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154 | </seg>
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155 | <seg>
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156 | /usr/include/efivar
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157 | </seg>
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158 | </seglistitem>
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159 | </segmentedlist>
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160 |
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161 | <variablelist>
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162 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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163 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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164 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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165 |
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166 | <varlistentry id="efisecdb">
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167 | <term><command>efisecdb</command></term>
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168 | <listitem>
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169 | <para>
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170 | is an utility for managing UEFI signature lists
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171 | </para>
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172 | <indexterm zone="efivar efisecdb">
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173 | <primary sortas="b-efisecdb">efisecdb</primary>
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174 | </indexterm>
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175 | </listitem>
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176 | </varlistentry>
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177 |
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178 | <varlistentry id="efivar-prog">
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179 | <term><command>efivar</command></term>
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180 | <listitem>
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181 | <para>
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182 | is a tool to manipulate UEFI variables
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183 | </para>
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184 | <indexterm zone="efivar efivar-prog">
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185 | <primary sortas="b-efivar">efivar</primary>
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186 | </indexterm>
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187 | </listitem>
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188 | </varlistentry>
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189 |
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190 | <varlistentry id="libefiboot">
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191 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libefiboot.so</filename></term>
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192 | <listitem>
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193 | <para>
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194 | is a library used by <command>efibootmgr</command>
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195 | </para>
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196 | <indexterm zone="efivar libefiboot">
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197 | <primary sortas="c-libefiboot">libefiboot.so</primary>
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198 | </indexterm>
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199 | </listitem>
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200 | </varlistentry>
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201 |
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202 | <varlistentry id="libefisec">
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203 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libefisec.so</filename></term>
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204 | <listitem>
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205 | <para>
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206 | is a library for managing UEFI signature lists
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207 | </para>
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208 | <indexterm zone="efivar libefisec">
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209 | <primary sortas="c-libefisec">libefisec.so</primary>
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210 | </indexterm>
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211 | </listitem>
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212 | </varlistentry>
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213 |
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214 | <varlistentry id="libefivar">
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215 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libefivar.so</filename></term>
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216 | <listitem>
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217 | <para>
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218 | is a library for the manipulation of EFI variables
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219 | </para>
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220 | <indexterm zone="efivar libefivar">
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221 | <primary sortas="c-libefivar">libefivar.so</primary>
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222 | </indexterm>
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223 | </listitem>
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224 | </varlistentry>
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225 |
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226 | </variablelist>
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227 |
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228 | </sect2>
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229 |
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230 | </sect1>
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