This page is outdated. Direct install See https://github.com/zfsonlinux/pkg-zfs/wiki/HOWTO-install-Debian-GNU-Linux-to-a-Native-ZFS-Root-Filesystem Install and Convert FIXME: add more detail To install Debian from scratch with ZFS, the basic steps are: Install a base system the normal way, or from my ZFS Rescue Disc. Convert it to ZFS See also ZFS on Linux Links to this note ZFS Rescue Disc This page may be dated. In particular, ZFS can now be installed atop the Debian live CD images.