Bug 434021

Summary:	Option to boot into UEFI from Logout-screen
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	m.wege
Component:	Session Management	Assignee:	visual-bugs-null
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	kde, kde, nate, plasma-bugs-null
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	5.21.2
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Neon
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description m.wege 2021-03-05 18:01:32 UTC

Would be cool, if there would be an option to boot into UEFI from the logout screen. As I understand this was considered in the past, but not implemented,  because it should not be so prominent because it is not used rarely. But you KDE guys continuously redesign things and find clever solutions. So it could be on the logout screen, but less prominent. May be similar to the season type switch at the login screen.
I am aware that it is possible to boot into UEFI from systemsettings. But this is rather hidden and needs more clicks: Opening systemsettings to get there is annoying. As someone who know a little more about computers I get frequently asked for support and if I am not present directing people through their system to fix problem. So telling to shutdown and then pick Boot to UEFI or boot to another kernel would be much, much easier to understand. I guess I am not the only Linux/KDE friend who has installed the system for others and supports them from time to time.
Posted as suggested in https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=433763
It was also suggested to relate to https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=348860

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2021-03-08 16:23:38 UTC

> But you KDE guys continuously redesign things and find clever solutions.
:)

Yeah hopefully we could come a clever solution here too.

> I guess I am not the only Linux/KDE friend who has installed the system for
> others and supports them from time to time.
Indeed, I suspect many of us are in the same boat. I know I am. :)

Comment 2 Nate Graham 2024-11-15 21:08:42 UTC

*** Bug 496317 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 3 Nate Graham 2025-10-22 20:36:27 UTC

Apparently we weren't able to come up with a cleverer solution.

Thinking about this more deeply, I think the "reboot into UEFI" feature on System Settings' Session page is good enough here. entering the UEFI setup screen is very infrequent; most users will never need it at all. Soo activating it from System Settings makes more sense to me than showing it to the user every time they see the logout screen.