[update request] STABLE Version 2013.1.13
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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ntfs-3g (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
new version at hand since January 14, 2013
changes & fixes:
ntfs-3g: fixed returned files types in readdir()
ntfs-3g: force option ‘ro’ when mounting a read-only device
ntfs-3g: keep the name of a deleted file in place for easier undeletion
ntfs-3g: accept multiple read-only mounts
ntfs-3g: improved Windows-type ACL inheritance, as needed by Windows-8
ntfs-3g: avoid unnecessary runlist update when appending data to a file
ntfs-3g: added inheritance of the set-group-id flag
ntfs-3g: deny mounting when fast restart mode of Windows-8 is detected
ntfs-3g: reject getting/setting DOS names on hard linked files
ntfsclone: fixed wiping user data when creating metadata images
ntfsclone: implemented a new option to set a new serial number
ntfsfix: implemented fixing the backup boot sector
ntfsfix: fixed clearing the bad cluster list
ntfsinfo: added allocation data to the volume parameters summary
ntfsinfo: output the numbers of runs and fragments for the selected file
ntfslabel: implemented a new option to set a new serial number
ntfswipe: added optional wiping of file tails and undelete data
mkntfs: insert an $Info stream in $UpCase to comply with Windows-8
(openindianas: merged OpenIndiana requirements into the driver and fuse-lite)
to be found @ project-site: http://
sourcecode: http://
Thanks in advance.for helping to make Ubuntu better every day.
Might be worth a thought to SRU-backport it to Precise 12.04 LTS, since it has 5 yrs. of support
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
Changed in ntfs-3g (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
description: | updated |
tags: |
added: needs-packaging removed: upgrade-software-version |
tags: |
added: upgrade-software-version removed: needs-packaging |
"ntfs-3g: deny mounting when fast restart mode of Windows-8 is detected" <- this prevents data corruption especially for novince users of ubuntu which "simply want to try ubuntu"