Wiki - https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/2GbootPartition
Discussion - https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/167587
This is an unusual combination of late Change proposal and acceptance
for Fedora 43 that has been [decided by
FESCo](https://pagure.io/fesco/issue/3482). Per that decision, this
Change is proposed and immediately accepted.
== Summary ==
Raise the default boot partition size from 1 GiB to 2 GiB.
== Owner ==
* Name: [[User:chrismurphy|Chris Murphy]], [[User:ngompa| Neal Gompa]]
* Email: chrismurphy@fedoraproject.org, ngompa13@gmail.com
== Detailed Description ==
This Change raises the default /boot partition size to 2.0 GiB across
all configurations. This includes Anaconda, kiwi-built images, and
osbuild-made images that use a separate /boot volume.
== Feedback ==
[https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AUPPRDOIEH6QJWMHLFPE5RWQ6EEG2AFN/
Pre-proposal devel@ mailing list discussion thread.]
== Benefit to Fedora ==
Firmware is getting bigger, initramfs are getting bigger, and boot
volume size is not getting bigger. The last time it was changed from
500 MB to 1 GB was 2016.
The motive for the change is having a big enough boot on new clean
Fedora 43 installations so they can be upgraded for 5 years.
We have no policy or guideline about how long a system should be
upgradeable in place. But 5 years sounds nice, rather than telling
folks a) become a partition ninja, or b) reinstall.
== Scope ==
* Proposal owners:
** Anaconda: https://github.com/rhinstaller/anaconda/pull/6678
** kiwi-descriptions:
https://pagure.io/fedora-kiwi-descriptions/pull-request/224
** osbuild: https://github.com/osbuild/images/pull/1918
* Other developers: Merge and release changes.
* Release engineering: [https://pagure.io/releng/issue/12996 #12996]
* Policies and guidelines: N/A (not needed for this Change)
* Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change)
* Alignment with the Fedora Strategy: N/A (not needed for this Change)
== Upgrade/compatibility impact ==
Existing systems are not impacted by this Change, but the need for
increasing the /boot partition does not change for existing systems. A
reinstall may be desirable for this case.
== How To Test ==
Once this change lands, testing this is as simple as going through a
regular install of any Fedora deliverable.
== User Experience ==
There should be no user experience impact.
== Dependencies ==
* anaconda
* any osbuild package that uses osbuild/images as a dependency
== Contingency Plan ==
* Contingency mechanism: Revert pull requests and make new release
* Contingency deadline: Final Freeze
* Blocks release? Yes
== Documentation ==
N/A
== Release Notes ==
Fedora Linux 43 has raised the size of the default /boot partition to 2
GiB. This is to accommodate increases in boot data over the past
several releases and to maintain a usable experience. Users of older
releases may be advised to consider reinstalling instead of upgrading
to increase the /boot partition size.
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