Originally written: 3/14/2012; last Web page update:
-11/8/2015, referencing rEFInd 0.10.0
+6/24/2016, referencing rEFInd 0.10.3
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A
- binary zip file—Download this if you want to install
- rEFInd and/or its filesystem drivers on an x86 or x86-64
- computer and have no need to test rEFInd first by booting it on an
- optical disc. This zip file package includes both x86 (aka IA32)
- and x86-64 (aka x64, AMD64, or EM64T) versions of rEFInd.
- Which you install depends on your architecture, as described on the Installing rEFInd page. Some users of Arch
- Linux have reported problems booting some specific Arch Linux kernels
- with rEFInd and some other tools. For them, a variant
+ href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/refind/files/0.10.3/refind-bin-0.10.3.zip/download">A
+ binary zip file—Download this if you want to install rEFInd
+ and/or its filesystem drivers on an x86, x86-64, or ARM64
+ computer and have no need to test rEFInd first by booting it on an optical
+ disc. This zip file package includes x86 (aka IA32), x86-64
+ (aka x64, AMD64, or EM64T), and ARM64 (aka AARCH64 or AA64) versions
+ of rEFInd. Which you install depends on your architecture, as described on
+ the Installing rEFInd page. Some users of Arch
+ Linux have reported problems booting some specific Arch Linux kernels with
+ rEFInd and some other tools. For them, a variant
package exists in which the x86-64 binary was compiled with
- GNU-EFI rather than the usual TianoCore EDK2. This change helps some
- users with this problem.
+ GNU-EFI rather than the usual TianoCore EDK2. This change helps some users
+ with this problem.
Note: At the moment, neither the bootable CD-R image file nor the bootable USB flash drive image file supports booting with Secure Boot active. The x86-64 version of the ALT Linux Rescue disc uses a Secure Boot-enabled rEFInd, though, so you may find that useful in some situations.
Ubuntu—Although an official Ubuntu
- package isn't available, I've created a rEFInd PPA
- for Ubuntu. To use it, open a Terminal window and type sudo apt-add-repository ppa:rodsmith/refind,
- then sudo apt-get update. You can then type
- sudo apt-get install refind to install the
- package. Thereafter, the rEFInd version will update along with your
- other software. This package is built with GNU-EFI and is not signed
- with a Secure Boot key; however, the install script (which launches
- automatically when you install the package) should sign the binary with
- a locally-generated key if it detects that your system uses Secure
- Boot. Thus, if you've previously installed one of my binaries on a
- Secure Boot system and added its key as a MOK, you'll have to add your
- local key when you reboot.
+
Debian—Debian added rEFInd 0.10.3 to its "sid" (unstable")
+ repository in June of 2016. Because most people don't use this
+ "bleeding-edge" version of the distribution, it is not yet a practical
+ option for most users; but it is on the way. You can download and
+ install it as a separate package here.
+ Debian's inclusion of rEFInd means that derivative distributions, such
+ as Ubuntu and Mint, will eventually receive rEFInd packages, too. Be
+ aware that Debian's package is not signed with a Secure Boot key,
+ although if the sbsigntool package is installed, the
+ installation scripts will generate and use their own Secure Boot
+ keys and sign the binary with them.
+
+
Ubuntu—Two Ubuntu-specific methods of installing rEFInd in
+ this distribution exist:
+
+
+
+
Ubuntu 16.10 ("Yakkety Yak") has synced the Debian package. As I
+ write (in late June, 2016), it's not yet available in the
+ repositories, but it should appear there eventually. Note that, like
+ the Debian package, this one is not signed for use with Secure Boot,
+ but if your system includes the sbsigntool package, the
+ installer will generate a local key for this purpose.
+
+
I've created a rEFInd
+ PPA for Ubuntu. To use it, open a Terminal window and type sudo apt-add-repository ppa:rodsmith/refind,
+ then sudo apt-get update. You can then
+ type sudo apt-get install refind to
+ install the package. You'll be asked to decide whether to install
+ rEFInd to the ESP when you first install it. Thereafter, the rEFInd
+ version will update along with your other software. This package is
+ built with GNU-EFI and is not signed with a Secure Boot key;
+ however, the install script should sign the binary with a
+ locally-generated key if it detects that your system uses Secure
+ Boot. Thus, if you've previously installed one of my binaries on a
+ Secure Boot system and added its key as a MOK, you'll have to add
+ your local key when you reboot.
+
+
Arch Linux—You can obtain rEFInd from the Arch
repositories, in both a stable version (the refind-efi package
@@ -269,11 +296,12 @@ BIOS-booted computer.
href="http://packages.altlinux.org/en/Sisyphus/srpms/refind">this
page
for details.
-
Gentoo Linux—An official ebuild of rEFInd is available;
- see here
- for details and here
- for Gentoo's official rEFInd documentation.
+
Gentoo Linux—An official ebuild of rEFInd is available; see here for
+ details and here for
+ Gentoo's official rEFInd documentation. A separately-maintained overlay
+ exists (see here),
+ which can be compiled with TianoCore and may be more up-to-date.
Slackware—As far as I know, an official rEFInd package is
not available as part of Slackware; however, a
-