---
name: "ostree-admin-set-default"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ostree"
version: "2026.4-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ostree-admin-set-default"
---

# ostree-admin-set-default(1)

Make deployment at a given index the default for the next boot

## NAME

ostree-admin-set-default - Make deployment at a given index the default for the next boot

## SYNOPSIS

**ostree admin set-default** {INDEX}

## DESCRIPTION

Make the deployment at INDEX the default for the next boot.

## EXAMPLE

**$ ostree admin status**

```
        * exampleos 67e382b11d213a402a5313e61cbc69dfd5ab93cb07.0
            origin refspec: exampleos/buildmain/x86_64-runtime
          exampleos ce19c41036cc45e49b0cecf6b157523c2105c4de1c.0
            origin refspec: exampleos/buildmain/x86_64-runtime
```

**$ ostree admin set-default 1**

```
        Transaction complete; bootconfig swap: deployment count change: 0
```

**$ ostree admin status**

          exampleos ce19c41036cc45e49b0cecf6b157523c2105c4de1c.0\
             origin refspec: exampleos/buildmain/x86\_64-runtime\
         \* exampleos 67e382b11d213a402a5313e61cbc69dfd5ab93cb07.0\
             origin refspec: exampleos/buildmain/x86\_64-runtime

```

```