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- 1Ubuntu drops Btrfs, XFS and ZFS boot support under Secure Boot●😣 Ubuntu drops Btrfs, XFS & ZFS boot support with Secure Boot https://www. omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/ubuntu -2610-secure-b
Ubuntu 26.10 no longer supports booting from Btrfs, XFS or ZFS filesystems when Secure Boot is enabled, a change tied to how GRUB handles these formats. Linux users and open source communities are debating the move, with some criticising the reduced flexibility for advanced setups and others noting Secure Boot scenarios are limited.
- 2Writer swaps Synology apps for open-source alternatives●An XDA writer kept his Synology NAS and replaced nearly every Synology app with open ones: Immich, Navidrome, Plex, Jell
An XDA writer described keeping his Synology NAS but replacing nearly all of Synology's own software with open-source alternatives, including Immich for photos, Navidrome and Plex or Jellyfin for media, and Paperless for documents, all running in containers. He argues that once apps are open-source, the NAS becomes just storage, which should also be open, via ZFS, standard drives and Ubuntu or Debian.
- 3FreeBSD highlights ZFS boot environments for safer upgrades●Worried that an upgrade could leave you with an unusable system? FreeBSD boot environments, powered by ZFS, provide a st
The FreeBSD Foundation is promoting boot environments, a feature built on the ZFS file system, as a way to avoid being locked out of a system after a failed upgrade. Boot environments let users snapshot the running system before updating and instantly roll back if something breaks. The Foundation released a video explaining how the feature makes upgrades and routine maintenance easier to manage, drawing attention from the FreeBSD community.