docs: Address the Differences Between Boot Loaders and Boot Manager

astro.config.mjs

@@ -117,12 +117,12 @@ export default defineConfig({
               link: 'installation/installation_prepare',
             },
             {
-              label: 'Bootloaders',
+              label: 'Boot Managers',
               translations: {
                 sk: 'Boot manažéry',
                 cs: 'Boot manažeři',
               },
-              link: 'installation/bootloaders',
+              link: 'installation/boot_managers',
             },
             {
               label: 'Filesystem',
@@ -226,8 +226,8 @@ export default defineConfig({
               link: 'configuration/post_install_setup',
             },
             {
-              label: 'Bootloader Configuration',
-              link: 'configuration/bootloader_configuration',
+              label: 'Boot Manager Configuration',
+              link: 'configuration/boot_manager_configuration',
             },
             {
               label: 'Dual GPU Laptops (NVIDIA + iGPU)',

src/content/docs/cachyos_basic/why_cachyos.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description: Why CachyOS may be better for you
 
 CachyOS offers a polished Arch experience, complete with a user-friendly installer, pre-configured desktops, performance optimizations without compromising the user experience.
 
-Besides performance changes, we provide a ready to go setup for NVIDIA GPUs, ZFS which is built into some of our kernels and miscellaneous tools 
+Besides performance changes, we provide a ready to go setup for NVIDIA GPUs, ZFS which is built into some of our kernels and miscellaneous tools
 
 ## Optimized Packages and Repositories
 CachyOS maintains its own repositories with optimized packages, especially for your hardware.

src/content/docs/configuration/bootloader_configuration.md → src/content/docs/configuration/boot_manager_configuration.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
-title: Bootloader Configuration
-description: Configure bootloader settings and pass kernel parameters to the command line
+title: Boot Manager Configuration
+description: Configure boot manager settings and pass kernel parameters to the command line
 ---
 
 ## systemd-boot
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ After making changes, regenerate all systemd-boot entries with the following com
 
 ## rEFInd
 
-Like [systemd-boot](/configuration/bootloader_configuration#systemd-boot), rEFInd has two configuration files. `refind.conf` located in
+Like [systemd-boot](/configuration/boot_manager_configuration#systemd-boot), rEFInd has two configuration files. `refind.conf` located in
 `boot/efi/EFI/refind` is mainly for changing how rEFind behaves while `/boot/refind_linux.conf` is for managing your boot options.
 `refind.conf` contains extensive comments explaining all its options.
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Learn more:
 
 ## GRUB
 
-Unlike [systemd-boot](/configuration/bootloader_configuration#systemd-boot) and [rEFInd](/configuration/bootloader_configuration#refind),
+Unlike [systemd-boot](/configuration/boot_manager_configuration#systemd-boot) and [rEFInd](/configuration/boot_manager_configuration#refind),
 GRUB only has one configuration file located in `/etc/default/grub`. There is pretty good documentation in this file that explains what
 each option does.
 

src/content/docs/configuration/secure_boot_setup.mdx

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ offers key management capabilities and keeps track of files that needs to be sig
 
 ## Pre-setup
 
-### GRUB Bootloader
+### GRUB Boot Manager
 
 If you are using GRUB, run the following command to enable secure boot support on GRUB using CA Keys.
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ If you are using GRUB, run the following command to enable secure boot support o
 ```
 
 :::note
-Loading unnecessary modules in your bootloader has the potential to present a security risk.
+Loading unnecessary modules in your boot manager has the potential to present a security risk.
 Only run this command if you actually need secure boot.
 :::
 
@@ -63,15 +63,15 @@ Enrolling keys to EFI variables...✔
 Enrolled keys to the EFI variables!
 
 ❯ sudo sbctl status
-# sbctl should now be installed and we can proceed to signing the kernel images and boot loader
+# sbctl should now be installed and we can proceed to signing the kernel images and boot manager
 Installed:      ✔ sbctl is installed
 Owner GUID:     a9fbbdb7-a05f-48d5-b63a-08c5df45ee70
 Setup Mode:     ✔ Disabled
 Secure Boot     ✘ Disabled
 Vendor Keys:    microsoft
 ```
 
-## Signing the Kernel Image and Boot Loader
+## Signing the Kernel Image and Boot Manager
 
 CachyOS provides a script [`sbctl-batch-sign`](https://github.com/CachyOS/CachyOS-Settings/blob/master/usr/bin/sbctl-batch-sign)
 that takes the list of files needed to be signed from `sudo sbctl verify` and signs them all.
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ multiple kernel versions installed.
 Now that all the files are signed, we can reboot back to UEFI settings and enable secure boot.
 Note that this is a one-time process as signing files with `-s` flag will save those files to `sbctl`'s database.
 `sbctl` ships with a [pacman hook](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman_hook) meaning it will automatically
-sign all new files upon a kernel or boot loader update.
+sign all new files upon a kernel or boot manager update.
 
 ## Verify that Secure Boot is Enabled
 

src/content/docs/installation/bootloaders.md → src/content/docs/installation/boot_managers.md

@@ -1,17 +1,21 @@
 ---
-title: Offered Boot managers
+title: Offered Boot Managers
 description: Description and recommendations for the currently offered boot managers
 ---
 
-# CachyOS Boot managers
-
 To offer the best experience across a range of devices, CachyOS currently offers the following boot managers: systemd-boot, rEFInd and Grub.
 This wiki article will describe the featuresets of each boot manager and also includes our recommendations for when choosing them.
 
-:::note
-All the boot managers we offer support all the available filesystem choices and full root encryption.
-:::
+## Preambule: Boot Manager != Boot Loader
+
+When talking about UEFI systems, the correct term when referring to the boot menu presented by systemd-boot, rEFInd and even GRUB is
+**boot manager**.
+
+As a simplified explanation, a boot manager only presents boot options and hands off control of the boot process to the OS while a boot loader
+handles the task of loading an OS kernel into memory, often along with support files such as a Linux initial RAM disk file, and starting the kernel running.
 
+For a more detailed explanation and the reason both terms are often used interchangeably,
+please see "[Managing EFI Boot Loaders for Linux: Basic Principles](https://www.rodsbooks.com/efi-bootloaders/principles.html)" by Rod Smith.
 
 ## systemd-boot
 Part of systemd family, systemd-boot was created to be as simple as possible, therefore it only has support for UEFI based systems. This simple yet efficient design ensures it is reliable and fast. However this comes at the cost of advanced features supported by other boot managers.

src/content/docs/installation/installation_handheld.mdx

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ CachyOS provides an Edition for handheld devices, like the Steam Deck, ROG Ally,
 
 The Handheld Edition employs the LAVD scheduler as the default CPU scheduler, optimized for handheld devices. This results in improved frame rates and battery life during gaming.
 
-The Handheld Edition uses `systemd-boot` as boot loader. Boot loader selection is not available
+The Handheld Edition uses `systemd-boot` as the boot manager. Boot manager selection is not available
 as opposed to the default CachyOS ISO. This is intended to simplify the installation process.
 
 ## Installation on Root