As I am using Xubuntu LTS on the desktop, it is a small step to use Ubuntu LTS Server Edition.
Since the advent of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, ZFS packages are provided in full support by the 64 bit distribution.
I use ZFS on Ubuntu LTS Server Edition and Xubuntu LTS (the latter for making offline backups).
The Zeta File System (ZFS) features the capability of being self validating and self healing from silent data corruption or data rot through continuous data block checksumming. Subsequently backing up corrupted data will yield corrupted data when restored. However, undetected data corruption can occur between backup periods.
System administrators may feel that because they store their data on a redundant disk array and maintain a well-designed tape-backup regimen, their data is adequately protected. The data integrity problem can be best described as follows: 1