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better documentation for ESP size
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as a variety of systems of other architectures such as AArch64 and
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RISC-V.
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Create a partition of type `EFI System`. It can be any size; if you
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plan to use it for `/boot`, recommended size is 1 gigabyte to accomodate
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multiple kernels and initramfs.
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If you only plan to use it for bootloader, you can make it as small as
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a few megabytes (`systemd-boot` fits under 1M, GRUB is bigger),
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though in rare cases some UEFI implementations may take issue if it's
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smaller than ~200 megabytes.
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Create a partition of type `EFI System` that is at least 200 megabytes.
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Smaller partitions will usually work, but some firmware may have issues.
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