@@ -7640,6 +7640,24 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
For information on Systemd-boot, see the `Systemd-boot
documentation <https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/systemd-boot/>`__.
+ :term:`SYSTEMD_DEFAULT_TARGET`
+
+ This variable allows to set the default unit that systemd starts at bootup.
+ Usually, this is either ``multi-user.target`` or ``graphical.target``.
+ This works by creating a ``default.target`` symbolic link to the chosen systemd
+ target file.
+
+ See `systemd's documentation
+ <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd.special.html>`__
+ for details.
+
+ For example, this variable is used in the
+ `core-image-minimal-xfce.bb
+ <https://git.openembedded.org/meta-openembedded/tree/meta-xfce/recipes-core/images/core-image-minimal-xfce.bb>`__
+ recipe::
+
+ SYSTEMD_DEFAULT_TARGET = "graphical.target"
+
:term:`SYSTEMD_PACKAGES`
When inheriting the :ref:`systemd <ref-classes-systemd>` class,
this variable locates the systemd unit files when they are not found