How can I change the names of items in the EFI/UEFI boot menu?
I use Ubuntu 18.04 on my computer. This Ubuntu installation appears as ubuntu at system EFI boot menus.
I also have a external USB storage that has a EFI Ubuntu installation. This external USB storage also appears with the name ubuntu at system EFI.
I see two ubuntu menus at system EFI boot menus when external USB storage is attached. This makes it hard to figure out which ubuntu menu item points to the Ubuntu installation on the computer, and which one points to the Ubuntu installation on the external USB storage.
How I can change the EFI boot label to something different?
For example, how can I change ubuntu EFI boot label on the external USB storage to appear as External Ubuntu at system EFI boot menus?
The Ubuntu on my external USB storage has its own EFI partition.
This question is different from How to safely change OS name in grub boot menu?
This question is about how to change the Efi Boot name that appears in the EFI Firmware setup and not in the GRUB boot menu.
uefi
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I use Ubuntu 18.04 on my computer. This Ubuntu installation appears as ubuntu at system EFI boot menus.
I also have a external USB storage that has a EFI Ubuntu installation. This external USB storage also appears with the name ubuntu at system EFI.
I see two ubuntu menus at system EFI boot menus when external USB storage is attached. This makes it hard to figure out which ubuntu menu item points to the Ubuntu installation on the computer, and which one points to the Ubuntu installation on the external USB storage.
How I can change the EFI boot label to something different?
For example, how can I change ubuntu EFI boot label on the external USB storage to appear as External Ubuntu at system EFI boot menus?
The Ubuntu on my external USB storage has its own EFI partition.
This question is different from How to safely change OS name in grub boot menu?
This question is about how to change the Efi Boot name that appears in the EFI Firmware setup and not in the GRUB boot menu.
uefi
edited Mar 18 at 0:34
Zanna
51.1k13138242
asked Mar 15 at 13:33
askquestionaskquestion
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can you attach a pic please?
– PRATAP
Mar 15 at 13:48
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Old bug, not resolved. bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1561712 Your two entries are grub & shim from last installed Ubuntu. You currently cannot have two entries with default installs. But if external drive you can boot it directly, if you have ESP on external and move boot files/ESP to it as external drives boot from /EFI/Boot/bootx64.efi as fallback entry. And that goes by drive name.
– oldfred
Mar 15 at 14:48
Thanks @oldfred for comments. Those two "Ubuntu" entries are not from same Ubuntu installation on same storage. The external drive is portable and independent. it has its own ESP. It can be booted on different computer. As soon as I boot from external device, it add its own "Ubuntu" entries to the list. Both "Ubuntu" entries works and point to right Ubuntu installation, they just have same name. My question is how I can change that "Ubuntu" entry to something different when I connect my external device to a different computer.
– askquestion
Mar 15 at 15:01
Then link to duplicate should work. I have changed name, but with multiple ubuntu installs in one ESP different name shows up, but /EFI/ubuntu/grub is only file used to boot. If separate UEFI, then each should use the GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR= setting. Its just in grub and UEFI it really is a "efi_distributor" variable which we cannot reset to enable separate labels in one ESP.
– oldfred
Mar 15 at 15:16
@oldfred I applied following after booting into external storage: sudo nano /etc/default/grub # GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo DebianGRUB_DISTRIBUTOR="EXTERNAL UBUNTU" sudo update-grub After shutdown, replug and restart, again same second "Ubuntu" entry added to EFI firmware boot menu followed by displaying "EXTERNAL UBUNTU" when grub menu appeared after boot. The link to duplicate post only change the Ubuntu name when grub menu appear. It does not change the "Ubuntu" entry at system firmware Efi menu that displays before grub menu.
– askquestion
Mar 15 at 16:17
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I use Ubuntu 18.04 on my computer. This Ubuntu installation appears as ubuntu at system EFI boot menus.
I also have a external USB storage that has a EFI Ubuntu installation. This external USB storage also appears with the name ubuntu at system EFI.
I see two ubuntu menus at system EFI boot menus when external USB storage is attached. This makes it hard to figure out which ubuntu menu item points to the Ubuntu installation on the computer, and which one points to the Ubuntu installation on the external USB storage.
How I can change the EFI boot label to something different?
For example, how can I change ubuntu EFI boot label on the external USB storage to appear as External Ubuntu at system EFI boot menus?
The Ubuntu on my external USB storage has its own EFI partition.
This question is different from How to safely change OS name in grub boot menu?
This question is about how to change the Efi Boot name that appears in the EFI Firmware setup and not in the GRUB boot menu.
uefi
edited Mar 18 at 0:34
Zanna
51.1k13138242
asked Mar 15 at 13:33
askquestionaskquestion
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I use Ubuntu 18.04 on my computer. This Ubuntu installation appears as ubuntu at system EFI boot menus.
I also have a external USB storage that has a EFI Ubuntu installation. This external USB storage also appears with the name ubuntu at system EFI.
I see two ubuntu menus at system EFI boot menus when external USB storage is attached. This makes it hard to figure out which ubuntu menu item points to the Ubuntu installation on the computer, and which one points to the Ubuntu installation on the external USB storage.
How I can change the EFI boot label to something different?
For example, how can I change ubuntu EFI boot label on the external USB storage to appear as External Ubuntu at system EFI boot menus?
The Ubuntu on my external USB storage has its own EFI partition.
This question is different from How to safely change OS name in grub boot menu?
This question is about how to change the Efi Boot name that appears in the EFI Firmware setup and not in the GRUB boot menu.
uefi
uefi
edited Mar 18 at 0:34
Zanna
51.1k13138242
asked Mar 15 at 13:33
askquestionaskquestion
11
edited Mar 18 at 0:34
Zanna
51.1k13138242
asked Mar 15 at 13:33
askquestionaskquestion
11
edited Mar 18 at 0:34
Zanna
51.1k13138242
edited Mar 18 at 0:34
Zanna
51.1k13138242
edited Mar 18 at 0:34
Zanna
51.1k13138242
51.1k13138242
asked Mar 15 at 13:33
askquestionaskquestion
11
asked Mar 15 at 13:33
askquestionaskquestion
11
asked Mar 15 at 13:33
askquestionaskquestion
11
11
can you attach a pic please?
– PRATAP
Mar 15 at 13:48
2
Old bug, not resolved. bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1561712 Your two entries are grub & shim from last installed Ubuntu. You currently cannot have two entries with default installs. But if external drive you can boot it directly, if you have ESP on external and move boot files/ESP to it as external drives boot from /EFI/Boot/bootx64.efi as fallback entry. And that goes by drive name.
– oldfred
Mar 15 at 14:48
Thanks @oldfred for comments. Those two "Ubuntu" entries are not from same Ubuntu installation on same storage. The external drive is portable and independent. it has its own ESP. It can be booted on different computer. As soon as I boot from external device, it add its own "Ubuntu" entries to the list. Both "Ubuntu" entries works and point to right Ubuntu installation, they just have same name. My question is how I can change that "Ubuntu" entry to something different when I connect my external device to a different computer.
– askquestion
Mar 15 at 15:01
Then link to duplicate should work. I have changed name, but with multiple ubuntu installs in one ESP different name shows up, but /EFI/ubuntu/grub is only file used to boot. If separate UEFI, then each should use the GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR= setting. Its just in grub and UEFI it really is a "efi_distributor" variable which we cannot reset to enable separate labels in one ESP.
– oldfred
Mar 15 at 15:16
@oldfred I applied following after booting into external storage: sudo nano /etc/default/grub # GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo DebianGRUB_DISTRIBUTOR="EXTERNAL UBUNTU" sudo update-grub After shutdown, replug and restart, again same second "Ubuntu" entry added to EFI firmware boot menu followed by displaying "EXTERNAL UBUNTU" when grub menu appeared after boot. The link to duplicate post only change the Ubuntu name when grub menu appear. It does not change the "Ubuntu" entry at system firmware Efi menu that displays before grub menu.
– askquestion
Mar 15 at 16:17
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can you attach a pic please?
– PRATAP
Mar 15 at 13:48
2
Old bug, not resolved. bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1561712 Your two entries are grub & shim from last installed Ubuntu. You currently cannot have two entries with default installs. But if external drive you can boot it directly, if you have ESP on external and move boot files/ESP to it as external drives boot from /EFI/Boot/bootx64.efi as fallback entry. And that goes by drive name.
– oldfred
Mar 15 at 14:48
Thanks @oldfred for comments. Those two "Ubuntu" entries are not from same Ubuntu installation on same storage. The external drive is portable and independent. it has its own ESP. It can be booted on different computer. As soon as I boot from external device, it add its own "Ubuntu" entries to the list. Both "Ubuntu" entries works and point to right Ubuntu installation, they just have same name. My question is how I can change that "Ubuntu" entry to something different when I connect my external device to a different computer.
– askquestion
Mar 15 at 15:01
Then link to duplicate should work. I have changed name, but with multiple ubuntu installs in one ESP different name shows up, but /EFI/ubuntu/grub is only file used to boot. If separate UEFI, then each should use the GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR= setting. Its just in grub and UEFI it really is a "efi_distributor" variable which we cannot reset to enable separate labels in one ESP.
– oldfred
Mar 15 at 15:16
@oldfred I applied following after booting into external storage: sudo nano /etc/default/grub # GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo DebianGRUB_DISTRIBUTOR="EXTERNAL UBUNTU" sudo update-grub After shutdown, replug and restart, again same second "Ubuntu" entry added to EFI firmware boot menu followed by displaying "EXTERNAL UBUNTU" when grub menu appeared after boot. The link to duplicate post only change the Ubuntu name when grub menu appear. It does not change the "Ubuntu" entry at system firmware Efi menu that displays before grub menu.
– askquestion
Mar 15 at 16:17
can you attach a pic please?
– PRATAP
Mar 15 at 13:48
can you attach a pic please?
– PRATAP
Mar 15 at 13:48
2
2
Old bug, not resolved. bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1561712 Your two entries are grub & shim from last installed Ubuntu. You currently cannot have two entries with default installs. But if external drive you can boot it directly, if you have ESP on external and move boot files/ESP to it as external drives boot from /EFI/Boot/bootx64.efi as fallback entry. And that goes by drive name.
– oldfred
Mar 15 at 14:48
Old bug, not resolved. bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1561712 Your two entries are grub & shim from last installed Ubuntu. You currently cannot have two entries with default installs. But if external drive you can boot it directly, if you have ESP on external and move boot files/ESP to it as external drives boot from /EFI/Boot/bootx64.efi as fallback entry. And that goes by drive name.
– oldfred
Mar 15 at 14:48
Thanks @oldfred for comments. Those two "Ubuntu" entries are not from same Ubuntu installation on same storage. The external drive is portable and independent. it has its own ESP. It can be booted on different computer. As soon as I boot from external device, it add its own "Ubuntu" entries to the list. Both "Ubuntu" entries works and point to right Ubuntu installation, they just have same name. My question is how I can change that "Ubuntu" entry to something different when I connect my external device to a different computer.
– askquestion
Mar 15 at 15:01
Thanks @oldfred for comments. Those two "Ubuntu" entries are not from same Ubuntu installation on same storage. The external drive is portable and independent. it has its own ESP. It can be booted on different computer. As soon as I boot from external device, it add its own "Ubuntu" entries to the list. Both "Ubuntu" entries works and point to right Ubuntu installation, they just have same name. My question is how I can change that "Ubuntu" entry to something different when I connect my external device to a different computer.
– askquestion
Mar 15 at 15:01
Then link to duplicate should work. I have changed name, but with multiple ubuntu installs in one ESP different name shows up, but /EFI/ubuntu/grub is only file used to boot. If separate UEFI, then each should use the GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR= setting. Its just in grub and UEFI it really is a "efi_distributor" variable which we cannot reset to enable separate labels in one ESP.
– oldfred
Mar 15 at 15:16
Then link to duplicate should work. I have changed name, but with multiple ubuntu installs in one ESP different name shows up, but /EFI/ubuntu/grub is only file used to boot. If separate UEFI, then each should use the GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR= setting. Its just in grub and UEFI it really is a "efi_distributor" variable which we cannot reset to enable separate labels in one ESP.
– oldfred
Mar 15 at 15:16
@oldfred I applied following after booting into external storage: sudo nano /etc/default/grub # GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=
lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR="EXTERNAL UBUNTU" sudo update-grub After shutdown, replug and restart, again same second "Ubuntu" entry added to EFI firmware boot menu followed by displaying "EXTERNAL UBUNTU" when grub menu appeared after boot. The link to duplicate post only change the Ubuntu name when grub menu appear. It does not change the "Ubuntu" entry at system firmware Efi menu that displays before grub menu.– askquestion
Mar 15 at 16:17
@oldfred I applied following after booting into external storage: sudo nano /etc/default/grub # GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=
lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR="EXTERNAL UBUNTU" sudo update-grub After shutdown, replug and restart, again same second "Ubuntu" entry added to EFI firmware boot menu followed by displaying "EXTERNAL UBUNTU" when grub menu appeared after boot. The link to duplicate post only change the Ubuntu name when grub menu appear. It does not change the "Ubuntu" entry at system firmware Efi menu that displays before grub menu.– askquestion
Mar 15 at 16:17
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– PRATAP
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Old bug, not resolved. bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1561712 Your two entries are grub & shim from last installed Ubuntu. You currently cannot have two entries with default installs. But if external drive you can boot it directly, if you have ESP on external and move boot files/ESP to it as external drives boot from /EFI/Boot/bootx64.efi as fallback entry. And that goes by drive name.
– oldfred
Mar 15 at 14:48
Thanks @oldfred for comments. Those two "Ubuntu" entries are not from same Ubuntu installation on same storage. The external drive is portable and independent. it has its own ESP. It can be booted on different computer. As soon as I boot from external device, it add its own "Ubuntu" entries to the list. Both "Ubuntu" entries works and point to right Ubuntu installation, they just have same name. My question is how I can change that "Ubuntu" entry to something different when I connect my external device to a different computer.
– askquestion
Mar 15 at 15:01
Then link to duplicate should work. I have changed name, but with multiple ubuntu installs in one ESP different name shows up, but /EFI/ubuntu/grub is only file used to boot. If separate UEFI, then each should use the GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR= setting. Its just in grub and UEFI it really is a "efi_distributor" variable which we cannot reset to enable separate labels in one ESP.
– oldfred
Mar 15 at 15:16
@oldfred I applied following after booting into external storage: sudo nano /etc/default/grub # GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=
lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo DebianGRUB_DISTRIBUTOR="EXTERNAL UBUNTU" sudo update-grub After shutdown, replug and restart, again same second "Ubuntu" entry added to EFI firmware boot menu followed by displaying "EXTERNAL UBUNTU" when grub menu appeared after boot. The link to duplicate post only change the Ubuntu name when grub menu appear. It does not change the "Ubuntu" entry at system firmware Efi menu that displays before grub menu.– askquestion
Mar 15 at 16:17