ntfs-3g-2021.8.22
Introduction to Ntfs-3g
The Ntfs-3g package contains a
stable, read-write open source driver for NTFS partitions. NTFS
partitions are used by most Microsoft operating systems. Ntfs-3g
allows you to mount NTFS partitions in read-write mode from your
Linux system. It uses the FUSE kernel module to be able to
implement NTFS support in user space. The package also contains
various utilities useful for manipulating NTFS partitions.
This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-11.0
platform.
Package Information
Ntfs-3g Dependencies
Optional
fuse
2.x (this disables user mounts)
User Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/ntfs-3g
Kernel
Configuration
Enable the following options in the kernel configuration and
recompile the kernel if necessary:
File systems --->
<*/M> FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace) support [CONFIG_FUSE_FS]
Installation of Ntfs-3g
Install Ntfs-3g by running the
following commands:
./configure --prefix=/usr \
--disable-static \
--with-fuse=internal \
--docdir=/usr/share/doc/ntfs-3g-2021.8.22 &&
make
This package does not come with a test suite.
Now, as the root user:
make install &&
ln -sv ../bin/ntfs-3g /usr/sbin/mount.ntfs &&
ln -sv ntfs-3g.8 /usr/share/man/man8/mount.ntfs.8
If you want ordinary users to be able to mount NTFS partitions
you'll need to set mount.ntfs with the root user ID. Note: it is
probably unsafe to do this on a computer that needs to be secure
(like a server). As the root user:
chmod -v 4755 /usr/bin/ntfs-3g
Command Explanations
--disable-static: This
switch prevents installation of static versions of the libraries.
--with-fuse=internal: This
switch dynamically forces ntfs-3g
to use an internal copy of the fuse-2.x library. This is required if you wish
to allow users to mount NTFS partitions.
--disable-ntfsprogs: Disables
installation of various utilities used to manipulate NTFS
partitions.
ln -sv ../bin/ntfs-3g
/usr/sbin/mount.ntfs: Creating /sbin/mount.ntfs
makes mount default
to using Ntfs-3g to mount NTFS partitions.
chmod -v 4755
/usr/bin/ntfs-3g: Making mount.ntfs setuid root
allows non root users to mount NTFS partitions.
Using Ntfs-3g
To mount a Windows partition at boot time, put a line like this in
/etc/fstab:
/dev/sda1 /mnt/windows auto defaults 0 0
To allow users to mount a usb stick with an NTFS filesystem on it,
put a line similar to this (change sdc1 to whatever a usb stick
would be on your system) in /etc/fstab:
/dev/sdc1 /mnt/usb auto user,noauto,umask=0,utf8 0 0
In order for a user to be able to mount the usb stick, they will
need to be able to write to /mnt/usb,
so as the root user:
chmod -v 777 /mnt/usb
Contents
Installed Programs:
lowntfs-3g, mkfs.ntfs, mkntfs,
mount.lowntfs-3g, mount.ntfs, mount.ntfs-3g, ntfs-3g,
ntfs-3g.probe, ntfscat, ntfsclone, ntfscluster, ntfscmp,
ntfscp, ntfsfix, ntfsinfo, ntfslabel, ntfsls, ntfsresize and
ntfsundelete
Installed Library:
libntfs-3g.so
Installed Directories:
/usr/include/ntfs-3g and
/usr/share/doc/ntfs-3g
Short Descriptions
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lowntfs-3g
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is similar to ntfs-3g but uses the Fuse low-level
interface
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mkfs.ntfs
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is a symlink to mkntfs
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mkntfs
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creates an NTFS file system
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mount.lowntfs-3g
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is a symlink to lowntfs-3g
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mount.ntfs
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mounts an NTFS filesystem
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mount.ntfs-3g
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is a symbolic link to ntfs-3g
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ntfs-3g
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is an NTFS driver, which can create, remove, rename, move
files, directories, hard links, and streams. It can also
read and write files, including streams, sparse files and
transparently compressed files. It can also handle
special files like symbolic links, devices, and FIFOs;
moreover it provides standard management of file
ownership and permissions, including POSIX ACLs
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ntfs-3g.probe
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tests if an NTFS volume is mountable read only or
read-write, and exits with a status value accordingly.
The volume can be a block device or image file
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ntfscluster
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identifies files in a specified region of an NTFS volume
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ntfscp
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copies a file to an NTFS volume
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ntfsfix
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fixes common errors and forces Windows to check an NTFS
partition
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ntfsls
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lists directory contents on an NTFS filesystem
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ntfscat
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prints NTFS files and streams on the standard output
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ntfsclone
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clones an NTFS filesystem
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ntfscmp
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compares two NTFS filesystems and shows the differences
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ntfsinfo
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dumps a file's attributes
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ntfslabel
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displays or changes the label on an ntfs file system
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ntfsresize
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resizes an NTFS filesystem without data loss
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ntfsundelete
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recovers a deleted file from an NTFS volume
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libntfs-3g.so
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contains the Ntfs-3g API functions
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