INSTALL

https://github.com/trapexit/mergerfs/releases

If your distribution's package manager includes mergerfs check if the version is up to date. If out of date it is recommended to use the latest release found on the release page. Details for common distros are below.

Debian

Most Debian installs are of a stable branch and therefore do not have the most up to date software. While mergerfs is available via apt it is suggested that users install the most recent version available from the releases page.

prebuilt deb

wget https://github.com/trapexit/mergerfs/releases/download/<ver>/mergerfs_<ver>.debian-<rel>_<arch>.deb
dpkg -i mergerfs_<ver>.debian-<rel>_<arch>.deb

apt

sudo apt install -y mergerfs

Ubuntu

Most Ubuntu installs are of a stable branch and therefore do not have the most up to date software. While mergerfs is available via apt it is suggested that users install the most recent version available from the releases page.

prebuilt deb

wget https://github.com/trapexit/mergerfs/releases/download/<version>/mergerfs_<ver>.ubuntu-<rel>_<arch>.deb
dpkg -i mergerfs_<ver>.ubuntu-<rel>_<arch>.deb

apt

sudo apt install -y mergerfs

Raspberry Pi OS

Effectively the same as Debian or Ubuntu.

Fedora

wget https://github.com/trapexit/mergerfs/releases/download/<ver>/mergerfs-<ver>.fc<rel>.<arch>.rpm
sudo rpm -i mergerfs-<ver>.fc<rel>.<arch>.rpm

CentOS / Rocky

wget https://github.com/trapexit/mergerfs/releases/download/<ver>/mergerfs-<ver>.el<rel>.<arch>.rpm
sudo rpm -i mergerfs-<ver>.el<rel>.<arch>.rpm

ArchLinux

1. Setup AUR
2. Install mergerfs

Other

Static binaries are provided for situations where native packages are unavailable.

wget https://github.com/trapexit/mergerfs/releases/download/<ver>/mergerfs-static-linux_<arch>.tar.gz
sudo tar xvf mergerfs-static-linux_<arch>.tar.gz -C /