Does Linux Support Zfs?

ZFS was designed to be a next generation file system for Sun Microsystems’ OpenSolaris. In 2008, ZFS was ported to FreeBSD. … However, since ZFS is licensed under the Common Development and Distribution License, which is incompatible with the GNU General Public License, it cannot be included in the Linux kernel.

Is ZFS stable on Linux?

ZFS is the only filesystem option that is stable, protects your data, is proven to survive in most hostile environments and has a lengthy usage history with well understood strengths and weaknesses. ZFS has been (mostly) kept out of Linux due to CDDL incompatibility with Linux’s GPL license.

Can Ubuntu read ZFS?

While ZFS isn’t installed by default, it’s trivial to install. It’s officially supported by Ubuntu so it should work properly and without any problems. However, it’s only officially supported on the 64-bit version of Ubuntu–not the 32-bit version. Just like any other app, it should install immediately.