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

Holger Wansing <[email protected]> Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:20:17 +0200

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Hi,

Pascal Hambourg <[email protected]> wrote (Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:44:44 +0200):
> On 14/07/2026 at 22:42, Holger Wansing wrote:
> > 
> > So I could think about something like:
> > 
> > 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 later, when it comes to
> > kernel upgrades via UKIs, firmware upgrades for your PC's devices, or when
> > when you use systemd-boot with BLS layout.
>    ^^^^
> Duplicate "when". Otherwise, LGTM.

Just pushed to git.

Holger