Bug#1141764: Should maybe have guidance on recommended ESP size for UEFI systems

Hi,

Pascal Hambourg <[email protected]> wrote (Sat, 11 Jul 2026 23:26:52 +0200):
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > To be future-safe, you should not go with an ESP partition smaller than 768-1000 MB
> > these days. Otherwise you risk running into problems, when it comes to kernel upgrades
> > via UKIs or firmware upgrades of your PC's devices later.
> 
> Or if you use systemd-boot and the Boot Loader Specification (BLS) 
> layout. The BLS requires to install kernel and initramfs images into the 
> ESP (unless you have a separate Extended Boot Loader partition on the 
> same drive mounted on /boot but this is not supported by Debian kernel 
> packages yet AFAIK).

I think it's getting overly technical and complicated, if we mention this
as well IMHO.


Holger