diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index f8706c0..043a25d 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -28,14 +28,22 @@ RAID-1 (mirroring) is supported, with any arbitrary number of disks; the boot an It's fairly easy to extend the program to support other Debian-based operating systems (e.g. older/newer Ubuntu's, etc.) - the project is (very) open to feature requests. -## Advantages over the Ubuntu built-in installer +## Comparison with Ubuntu built-in installer -With Ubuntu 19.10, Canonical released an experimental ZFS installer. The advantages of this project over this installer are: +As of 20.04, Canonical makes available an experimental ZFS installer on Ubuntu Desktop. -1. on production systems, it's undesirable to use a non-LTS version; -2. the experimental Ubuntu installer is unconfigurable; it generates a fixed setup. +The advantages of this project over the Ubuntu installer are: -additionally, as explained in the previous section, the script can be easily adapted for other operating systems. +1. it supports pools configuration; +2. it allows customization of the disks setup (including mirroring); +3. it supports additional features (e.g. encryption); +4. it supports many more operating systems; +5. it supports unattended installations, via custom scripts; +6. it's easy to extend. + +The disadvantages are: + +1. the Ubuntu installer has a more sophisticated filesystem layout - it separates base directories into different ZFS filesystems (this is planned to be implemented in the ZFS installer as well). ## Instructions