Some of the new Linux users are running their machines as dual boot with Windows. Mounting NTFS partitions in Linux as read-only has always been a rather challenging task. Mounting them as with read-write permissions is even harder, not to mention that this feature has been made available since a little while ago. Keep in mind that the support for mounting NTFS partitions with write permissions is still in the early stages and therefore, not perfectly secure. If you decide to give it a try, don't hold me responsible for any damage occurred to your hard-drive and/or to the files on it. You have been warned.
For mounting NTFS partitions we're going to use a small tool called NTFS-3G, which is very powerful but yet, so simple.
Install NTFS write support for Fedora Core 6
- You'll need to be root for this guide. If you're already logged-in as root, skip typing su - - First, install ntfs-3g:
# yum -y install ntfs-3g
- Create a folder to be used as mounting point for NTFS partition:
- Edit /etc/fstab and add this line at the end so that the partition will be mounted at startup: - Remember to use your /device, /dev/hda3 is just an example.
- Reboot and enjoy your NTFS partition in /mnt/ntfs_p
Install NTFS write support for Ubuntu
- Edit /etc/apt/sources.list and add the following repositories, which are suitable for you:
If you're running Dapper, add:
deb http://ntfs-3g.sitesweetsite.info/ubuntu/ dapper main main-all
deb http://flomertens.keo.in/ubuntu/ dapper main main-all
deb http://ntfs-3g.sitesweetsite.info/ubuntu/ edgy main
deb http://flomertens.keo.in/ubuntu/ edgy main
# wget http://givre.cabspace.com/ubuntu/givre_key.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -