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The difference is that the ZFS kernel module is included by default with Proxmox, whereas with e.g. Debian, you would need to install it manually.

• pimeys 2y ago
  And you can't follow the latest kernel before the ZFS module supports it.
  • blibble 2y ago
    for Debian that's not exactly a problem
    • oarsinsync 2y ago
      Unless you’re using Debian backports, and they backport a new kernel a week before the zfs backport package update happens. Happened to me more than once. I ended up manually changing the kernel version limitations the second time just to get me back online, but I don’t recall if that ended up hurting me in the long run or not.
  • BSDobelix 2y ago
    Try CachyOS https://cachyos.org/ https://cachyos.org/ , you can even swap from an existing Arch installation: https://wiki-dev.cachyos.org/sk/cachyos_repositories/how_to_add_cachyos_repo/ https://wiki-dev.cachyos.org/sk/cachyos_repositories/how_to_...
  • ryao 2y ago
    There is a trick for this: * Step 1: Make friends with a ZFS developer. * Step 2: Guilt him into writing patches to add support as soon as a new kernel is released. * Step 3: Enjoy Adding support for a new kernel release to ZFS is usually only a few hours of work. I have done it in the past more than a dozen times.
  • gf000 2y ago
    I use NixOS, and it simply updates to the latest kernel that supports zfs, with a single, declerative option.