Re: [tlug] NTFS mounting (was: wiki)

[Mark Makdad <mark@example.com>]

Tenga Wataru wrote:
> Readable only, or also writable? Most of the distributions that are not
> RedHat/Fedora can mount NTFS partitions rather easily as read-only. If
> you want to write to NTFS, it generally means some extra installation
> and configuration, plus the risk of messing up file attributes on the
> NTFS partitions. But it can be done. Which distribution are you
> planning to use?
>   
Since I would be using the drive for backup, I would move the data to a 
linux-readable drive thereafter, and then reformat the NTFS partition.  
As such, I guess read-only?

I still haven't decided which distribution yet.  I honestly haven't put 
the time into it yet to look and shop around.  In the past I have 
mentioned the intention to switchm and some list users kindly suggested 
Ubuntu for a relative newbie.  Back in the day (uhm, well, 1999) I used 
Slackware for about six months... in 2001 I had a Debian box for about 
three months, and in 2003-2004 I dabbled with Mandrake as a dual-boot...

I know that Debian is still relatively active, but neither of the other 
two distributions seem to be in good form these days.

Mark