How do I delete entries in efi bootmanager?[SOLVED]

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How do I delete entries in efi bootmanager?[SOLVED]

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I have multiple ubuntu entries in the efi, how do I delete them?

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urph@localhost ~]$ sudo efibootmgr
[sudo] password for murph:
BootCurrent: 0003
Timeout: 2 seconds
BootOrder: 0003,0002,0001,0000,0010,0011,0012,0013,0017,0018,0019,001A,001B,001C,001D,001E,0023
Boot0000* ubuntu
Boot0001* ubuntu
Boot0002* ubuntu
Boot0003* mageia
Boot0010  Setup
Boot0011  Boot Menu
Boot0012  Diagnostic Splash Screen
Boot0013  Lenovo Diagnostics
Boot0014  Startup Interrupt Menu
Boot0015  Rescue and Recovery
Boot0016  MEBx Hot Key
Boot0017* USB CD
Boot0018* USB FDD
Boot0019* NVMe0
Boot001A* ATA HDD0
Boot001B* USB HDD
Boot001C* PCI LAN
Boot001D  Other CD
Boot001E  Other HDD
Boot001F* USBR BOOT CDROM
Boot0020* USBR BOOT Floppy
Boot0021* ATA HDD
Boot0022* ATAPI CD
Boot0023* PCI LAN
[murph@localhost ~]$

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Re: How do I delete entries in efi bootmanager?

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Re: How do I delete entries in efi bootmanager?

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Explained here. Good idea to back-up your efi boot partition first, just in case you screw up.
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Re: How do I delete entries in efi bootmanager?[SOLVED]

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Thanks, it works. Cleaned up the efibootmgr entries on two laptops!
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