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0 pointsyjftsjthsd-h10mo ago0 comments

First-class ZFS support is pretty compelling for any usecase.

0 pointsyjftsjthsd-h10mo ago0 comments

First-class ZFS support is pretty compelling for any usecase.

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grahamjperrin10mo ago· 5 in thread

Kubuntu 25.04 here, root on OpenZFS thanks to the installer for Ubuntu.

How is OpenZFS second class on Linux?

<https://github.com/openzfs/zfs/> is not perceptibly FreeBSD-first.

SvenL10mo ago

Cool, one of the best features of ZFS on FreeBSD is to boot into a snapshot. ZFS boot environments are really cool.

chungy10mo ago

You can get that with ZFS Boot Menu on Linux too. It was inspired by the FreeBSD boot loader.

vermaden10mo ago

Root on ZFS is not a problem.

While You can spend some hours installing Linux with ZFSBootMenu and LUKS encrypted Root on ZFS - there are ZERO Linux distributions that allow ZFS Boot Environments out of the box.

That is the reason 'why' Linux is not the first class ZFS citizen.

grahamjperrin10mo ago

LUKS-encrypted root on ZFS does not take hours. I chose encryption when I installed the OS.

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grahamjperrin10mo ago

I have not yet needed a ZFS boot environment.

I'm considering alternatives. Not ZFSBootMenu in isolation. I'm in no rush.

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grahamjperrin10mo ago· 5 in thread

Kubuntu 25.04 here, root on OpenZFS thanks to the installer for Ubuntu.

How is OpenZFS second class on Linux?

<https://github.com/openzfs/zfs/> is not perceptibly FreeBSD-first.

SvenL10mo ago

Cool, one of the best features of ZFS on FreeBSD is to boot into a snapshot. ZFS boot environments are really cool.

chungy10mo ago

You can get that with ZFS Boot Menu on Linux too. It was inspired by the FreeBSD boot loader.

vermaden10mo ago

Root on ZFS is not a problem.

While You can spend some hours installing Linux with ZFSBootMenu and LUKS encrypted Root on ZFS - there are ZERO Linux distributions that allow ZFS Boot Environments out of the box.

That is the reason 'why' Linux is not the first class ZFS citizen.

grahamjperrin10mo ago

LUKS-encrypted root on ZFS does not take hours. I chose encryption when I installed the OS.

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grahamjperrin10mo ago

I have not yet needed a ZFS boot environment.

I'm considering alternatives. Not ZFSBootMenu in isolation. I'm in no rush.

1 more reply

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