Knoppix V6.7.0

[utu]

... is there any advantage to use ntfs-3g instead of ntfs-3g-ng, which is already installed within Knoppix?

I'm not sure either is needed, but some of the literature made me think that sparse-files required ntfs-3g.
A little later, if some pro doesn't answer the question, I'll remove it and we'll see what happens.

My immediate concern is revising the 'what's in' vs 'what's out' menu to suit my needs.

I do think kl522's suggestion is a powerful improvement in things.

[kl522]

... is there any advantage to use ntfs-3g instead of ntfs-3g-ng, which is already installed within Knoppix?

Haha I did not know ntfs-3g-ng is still on Knoppix because I have removed it from my system since sometime ago.

When I check Knoppix 6.7, true enough ntfs-3g-ng is still there.

Please file a bug report with K Klaus. ntfs-3g-ng should not be there, it is an old thing which haven't changed since 2009. If you bring up synaptic it will show 'ntfs-3g-ng' as 'local or obsolete' or 'manual', because it could not be found in any of the current repositories. Whereas ntfs-3g is currently still an actively maintained piece of code.

[utu]

@ Werner

ntfs-3g-ng is not on my cd-based Knoppix 6.7 Synaptic LiveUSB.

[Werner P. Schulz]

ntfs-3g-ng is not on my cd-based Knoppix 6.7 Synaptic LiveUSB.

... but it is on Knoppix 6.7.0 CD- an DVD-version.

[kl522]

ntfs-3g-ng should not be there, it is an old thing which haven't changed since 2009.

While at it, I went ahead to check the static version of ntfs-3g contained inside minirt.gz from Knoppix 6.7. To my surprise, it is yet even older. There is no version date information but based on the usage output, I am guessing the copy of ntfs-3g was created 2007 !

[utu]

ntfs-3g-ng IS on my 6.7 cd, but not on my LiveUSB.
I probably would not have gone to apt for ntfs-3g if -ng showed up in Synaptic.

Anyway, as I understand it, if I want ntfs, I probably want ntfs-3g.

I'm still having trouble getting all my stuff rounded up to be included in the
re-master. Only a few piddly /etc contributions made the move so far.
I have stuff in what seems to be (as mounted in LiveUSB) /home/knoppix/Desktop/KNOPPIX that just isn't transferring. So when I DONT exclude /home, I'm surprised
it gets lost.

I notice a lot of the re-mastering literature that Google dredges up is quite old.
Here, I thought we were on the cutting edge.

[utu]

@ anyone

When I try to quiet down the command 'create_compressed_fs' by adding '-q' to its options,
without the quote marks, of course,
I get a program crash. All I want to do is turn off a lot of unnecessary output.
Any useful suggestions in this regard?

[Werner P. Schulz]

ntfs-3g-ng IS on my 6.7 cd, but not on my LiveUSB.
I probably would not have gone to apt for ntfs-3g if -ng showed up in Synaptic.

...you made me curious. Therefore I did a Flash disk Installation of Knoppix CD6.7.0 "without" persistent memory, startet it and Synaptic shows me "ntfs-3g-ng" as installed.

[utu]

Have you done an update for either Synaptic or apt?

[Werner P. Schulz]

Have you done an update for either Synaptic or apt?

... of course no; why shall I do it? And Synaptic don't show me newer versions of apt or synaptic.