tell me your experience using zfs/btrfs

unhinge@programming.dev to Linux@lemmy.ml – 74 points –

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/9319044

Hey,

I am planning to implement authenticated boot inspired from Pid Eins' blog. I'll be using pam mount for /home/user. I need to check integrity of all partitions.

I have been using luks+ext4 till now. I am hesistant hesitant to switch to zfs/btrfs, afraid I might fuck up. A while back I accidently purged '/' trying out timeshift which was my fault.

Should I use zfs/btrfs for /home/user? As for root, I'm considering luks+(zfs/btrfs) to be restorable to blank state.

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Luks+btrfs with Arch as daily driver for 3 years now, mostly coding and browsing. Not a single problem so far :D

that sounds good.

Have you used luks integrity feature? though it's marked experimental in man page

I have the same use-case as @Duckytoast@sh.itjust.works. I didn’t test the integrity feature because it is my work machine and I am not fond of doing experimental stuff on it.

If you want to be sure you don't loss data make sure you backup your keys.