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| 556318 | 2007-06-05 06:50:00 | What is linux NTFS write support like these days? If it is reliable, I want to set up an xubuntu machine for removing viruses (and spyware if I can find a linux spyware scanner) off windows machines. Automatix should take care of mounting the drives shouldn't it? I've manually set up ntfs on linux a couple of years ago & don't want to go through all that again |
Greven (91) | ||
| 556319 | 2007-06-05 07:42:00 | NTFS write is excellent, but you will usually need to manually add it. The default drivers are only reliable for reading. Install the 'ntfs-3g' drivers for full read/write support. | Erayd (23) | ||
| 556320 | 2007-06-05 07:48:00 | The Linux programmers are smart. But MS specifications for NTFS are secret. So noone can say it's totally, absolutely, safe to write to an NTFS system from Linux. (At least, noone is willing to give a legally enforceable guarantee). People manage to crash NTFS disks using MS software. :D That's two reasons why distributions haven't been keen to install NTFS by default. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 556321 | 2007-06-05 09:09:00 | The above was perfectly true, for the old drivers. The ntfs-3g driver has been proven, over several months of testing, to be stable and free from any data-loss-causing errors. If I recall correctly, knoppix now comes with the ntfs-3g driver. It's also in the debian repositories. | Erayd (23) | ||
| 556322 | 2007-06-05 10:51:00 | I wouldn't spend too much time trying to use a Linux system to clean Window drives as it is too limiting. While there are Linux AV applications that you can use to scan the Windows drive, you cannot easily access other parts of the Window system such as the registry (startup, running processes etc) if required. I see Pandasoftware has a commercial product called Panda DesktopSecure for Linux (www.pandasoftware.com), but there aren't the range of programs that are frequently updated and designed for Window malware removal that run under Linux. Most malware/virus/trojan cleanups require a selection of programs each with their own strengths to ensure the PC is cleaned. :) | Jen (38) | ||
| 556323 | 2007-06-05 15:12:00 | Something else: Are you planning on removing the HDD from each PC, every time you want to fix it? Or will you be setting up windows File-Sharing instead? Coz each is more time-consuming than installing proper Anti-Virus on the machine from a CDR or Thumbdrive ;) The idea is nice, just not very practical I think.. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 556324 | 2007-06-06 02:28:00 | Something else: Are you planning on removing the HDD from each PC, every time you want to fix it? Or will you be setting up windows File-Sharing instead? Coz each is more time-consuming than installing proper Anti-Virus on the machine from a CDR or Thumbdrive ;) The idea is nice, just not very practical I think.. At the moment, I connect up computers to a windows machine & scan them with Nod32 & that works well except for when I need to take ownership of a folder to access it. If I recall correctly, linux ignores ntfs permissions. it doesn't take long to take the side off the case & swap the cables - you can usually leave the hard drive mounted in the case. |
Greven (91) | ||
| 556325 | 2007-06-06 07:19:00 | Yes, Linux does ignore NTFS permissions... My PC decided not to boot and instead of trying to fix it I just chucked in a Ubuntu CD and opened up the HDD with Windows on it and copied all the stuff that I wanted and reinstalled Windows :D | The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
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