Arch Linux

Contents

• archzfs repo
• zfs-linux
• zfs-dkms
• Live image
• Arch Linux Root on ZFS

Support

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If you have a bug report or feature request related to this HOWTO, please file a new issue and mention @ne9z.

Overview

Due to license incompatibility, ZFS is not available in Arch Linux official repo.

ZFS support is provided by third-party archzfs repo.

Installation

Note: this is for installing ZFS on an existing Arch Linux installation. To use ZFS as root file system, see below.

1. Add archzfs repo to pacman.

2. Install zfs-linux* or zfs-dkms depending on your needs. See the respective pages for details.

Live image

Kernel package shipped with latest live image might not be compatible with ZFS, user should check kernel version following instructions here.

Root on ZFS

ZFS can be used as root file system for Arch Linux. An installation guide is available.

Start here.

• Overview
• Preparation
• System Installation
• System Configuration
• Optional Configuration
• Bootloader
• Recovery

Contribute

1. Fork and clone this repo.

2. Install the tools:

   sudo pacman -S --needed python-pip make
   
   pip3 install -r docs/requirements.txt
   
   # Add ~/.local/bin to your $PATH, e.g. by adding this to ~/.bashrc:
   [ -d $HOME/.local/bin ] && export PATH=$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH
   

3. Make your changes.

4. Test:

   cd docs
   make html
   sensible-browser _build/html/index.html
   

5. git commit --signoff to a branch, git push, and create a pull request. Mention @ne9z.