[ZFS] zfs-utils missing during server install

[Lennart Karssen]

The Xenial server installation iso (at least as of 2016-02-22) doesn't contain the zfs-utils package, so the user can't prepare his/her disks manually for ZFS during installation.

While installing ZFS may not be something to be done through the installer allowing an (advanced) user the option to pop to a console and configure ZFS nonetheless seems like a good idea (for example as it will allow installing root on ZFS, see e.g. https://github.com/zfsonlinux/pkg-zfs/wiki/HOWTO-install-Ubuntu-16.04-to-a-Native-ZFS-Root-Filesystem).

Currently I do see a btrfs-tools udeb package in /pool/main on the iso, but no zfs-utils package.

As a side note, the zfs kernel module is included in the iso (see bug #1509881), so running modprobe zfs works, a parted udeb is available, so we're more than halfway there ;-).

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

This bug is missing log files that will aid in diagnosing the problem. From a terminal window please run:

apport-collect 1548310

and then change the status of the bug to 'Confirmed'.

If, due to the nature of the issue you have encountered, you are unable to run this command, please add a comment stating that fact and change the bug status to 'Confirmed'.

This change has been made by an automated script, maintained by the Ubuntu Kernel Team.

[Lennart Karssen (l.c.karssen)]

Given that this bug concerns the installer, I can't run apport-collect (it isn't installed).