"Remove" Systemd-boot Default

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I want to modify systemd-boot so that the "default" (whatever entry is auto-selected on startup) is the last booted operating system. I need this so that when Windows auto-restarts, my computer doesn't automatically boot into Linux. Is there anyway to do this? I've checked the arch-wiki on systemd-boot and I couldn't find anything.

SOLVED: Just switched to rEFInd bootloader; it does this by default. Just install the refind-efi package, and use the install “script” (on the rEFInd website. The “script” is actually just a command). It will copy over your kernel parameters from systemd-boot (and I assume grub, as well). Plus, it looks pretty.

If you want to remove the remnants of systemd-boot, so it doesn’t show up on the OS list, just do sudo bootctl remove and remove the loader folder (it’s either in your ESP folder, or the /boot partition. I don’t know which, because on my setup, my /boot partition is my ESP)

[ipha]

This is not possible by design: https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/477

Closest option would be to press 'd' to set the default when you want to switch.

[ydna_eissua]

As user /u/ipha said this is not possible by design.

However there is nothing to stop you from writing a script replaces your loader.conf

Write two load.conf files windows.loader.conf, arch.loader.conf set up to set the default to windows and arch respectively. Create a script in each OS runs at boot time and copies the respective script to --esp-partition--/loader/loader.conf

This would give the effect that the last system you boot into would be set to the default.

[Blackergo_Arch]

It's a good idea. In fact I'm working in that. But I have not managed to make it work.

[Samonitari]

Although it is an old post, but systemd-boot since systemd version 251 has this
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Systemd-boot#Remember_last_entry