`CompressOutput=`, `--compress-output=`
-: Configure compression for the resulting image or archive. The
- argument can be either a boolean or a compression algorithm (`xz`,
- `zstd`). `xz` compression is used by default. Note that when applied
- to block device image types this means the image cannot be started
- directly but needs to be decompressed first. This also means that
- the `shell`, `boot`, `qemu` verbs are not available when this option
- is used. Implied for `tar` and `cpio`.
+: Configure compression for the resulting image or archive. The argument can be
+ either a boolean or a compression algorithm (`xz`, `zstd`). `zstd`
+ compression is used by default, except CentOS and derivatives up to version
+ 8, which default to `xz`. Note that when applied to block device image types,
+ compression means the image cannot be started directly but needs to be
+ decompressed first. This also means that the `shell`, `boot`, `qemu` verbs
+ are not available when this option is used. Implied for `tar`, `cpio`, `uki`,
+ and `esp`.
`OutputDirectory=`, `--output-dir=`, `-O`