Synex Server: A New Debian Based Linux Distro With Native ZFS Installation Support (www.phoronix.com)

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Synex is a Linux distribution that's been around for some months as a Debian-based, minimalistic Linux distribution out of Argentina focused on the needs of small and medium businesses. Making it a bit more intriguing for some now is that with their new release based on Debian 13 is a server edition and they have added native OpenZFS file-system support for new installations.

Synex got its start last year and has been tracking Debian 13. To this point it featured MATE, KDE, IceWM, LXDE, Xfce, and GNOME desktop editions. But now there is Synex Server 13 R1 and with this server edition comes the ability to carry out installs making use of the OpenZFS file-system support.

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[-] poinck@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago

While going full ZFS is certainly interesting I would already be glad if zfs-dkms would rebuild automatically on every kernel update including pulling in the corresponding linux-headers on standard Debian 13.

I cannot automount my ZFS mirror, anyway, because I decided to go with encryption. I know, there are ways with a key file on a usb-stick. Maybe I'll do that for my next ZFS-related project.

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