#ntfs3 — Public Fediverse posts

The improved NTFS driver lands to the upcoming Linux 7.1 kernel! 🎉

#Linux #Kernel #LinuxKernel #Computers #Laptops #TechNews #TechUpdates #NTFS #NTFS3 #Paragon #Microsoft #MicrosoftWindows #Windows

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/04/18/linux-7-1-finally-features-the-improved-ntfs-driver/

(more Linux news in original post)

System76 Preparing To Introduce Redesigned Thelio Hardware:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/System76-Thelio-Redesign

PipeWire 1.6 Released with Support for Audio Channel Layouts, LDAC Decoder:
https://9to5linux.com/pipewire-1-6-released-with-support-for-audio-channel-layouts-ldac-decoder

DNF 5.4 Released With Some New Options & AI Contributions Policy:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/DNF-5.4-Released

TrueNAS 25.10.2 brings 100+ fixes, OpenZFS 2.3.4, and NVMe-oF support:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/truenas-25-10-2-brings-100-fixes-openzfs-2-3-4-and-nvme-of-support/

It's now easier to install MGSHDFix for Metal Gear games on Linux / Steam Deck:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/its-now-easier-to-install-mgshdfix-for-metal-gear-games-on-linux-steam-deck/

GE-Proton 10-31 brings fixes for Arknights: Endfield, Duet Night Abyss and more:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/ge-proton-10-31-brings-fixes-for-arknights-endfield-duet-night-abyss-and-more/

Lutris 0.5.20 Game Manager Adds Support for Importing Commodore 64 ROMs:
https://9to5linux.com/lutris-0-5-20-game-manager-adds-support-for-importing-commodore-64-roms

Fish 4.5.0 fixes Vi mode regressions and drops terminfo dependency:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/fish-4-5-0-fixes-vi-mode-regressions-and-drops-terminfo-dependency/

Intel Hiring More Linux Developers - Including For GPU Drivers / Linux Gaming Stack:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Linux-Jobs-February-2026

wlroots 0.20 Nears Release With New Protocols, Enhanced Vulkan Renderer:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/wlroots-0.20-Released

Linux Begins Seeing Early Preparations For PCIe 7.0:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Early-PCIe-Gen-7-Prep

KVM In Linux 7.0 Adds Support For Virtualizing AMD ERAPS:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-KVM

Experimental code ready for testing to enable HDMI 2.1 FRL with AMDGPU on Linux:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/experimental-code-ready-for-testing-to-enable-hdmi-2-1-frl-with-amdgpu-on-linux/

Apple M3 With Asahi Linux Continues Making Progress, No ETA Yet For Shipping:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Apple-M3-Asahi-Linux-2026

NTFS3 Driver Sees Improvements In Linux 7.0 While "NTFS Remake" Driver Bakes:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NTFS3-Linux-7.0

Linux 7.0 Merges The Code To Replace The Tux Boot Logo At Build Time:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-FBDEV-Alternate-Logo

exFAT Achieves Better Sequential Read Performance With Linux 7.0:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-exFAT

Linux 7.0 Makes Preparations For Rust 1.95:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-Rust-1.95-Prep

AppArmor Enhancements Merged For Linux 7.0:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-AppArmor

(FOSS news in comments)

#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #News #PipeWire #DNF #System76 #TrueNAS #GEProton #Lutris #FishShell #wlroots #KVM #LinuxKernel #AsahiLinux #NTFS3 #exFAT #AppArmor #FosseryTech

#Linux 6.18 Will Further Complicate Non-#GPL Out-Of-Tree #FileSystems
A patch queued up for Linux 6.18 merge window removes #write_cache_pages. In turn this will cause issues for #nonGPL out-of-tree file-systems for writing dirty data from the page cache. After the #NTFS3 and #Bcachefs in-tree users of the iterator were moved off of it, for Linux 6.18 the "write_cache_pages" will be removed that is depended upon by out-of-tree, non-GPL file-systems.
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.18-write-cache-pages
Also affects #OpenZFS

From the main #ntfs3 merge for #Linux 6.17[1]:

"Added:
- sanity check for file name
- mark live inode as bad and avoid any operations

Fixed:
- handling of symlinks created in windows
- creation of symlinks for relative path

Changed:
- cancel setting inode as bad after removing name fails
- revert 'replace inode_trylock with inode_lock'"

[1] https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/a11b4fa602ed3b744aa075f34bee82c12aa3553a

#kernel #LinuxKernel

#AdamFindsBugs https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/issues/122

Does anyone know if there's a different version of ntfsprogs for #NTFS3?

Moving from #NTFS-3G to the newer #NTFS3 driver: 200 megabytes per second write to 1.1 gigabytes per second write.

#Linux

The #NTFS3 driver for #Linux is not without its flaws. A #bug has been found that could lead to a denial-of-service attack.
#DoS

https://www.cyberark.com/resources/threat-research-blog/the-linux-kernel-and-the-cursed-driver

One highlight from the main #NTFS3 updates merged for #Linux #kernel 6.2:
https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/6022ec6ee2c3a16b26f218d7abb538afb839bd6d #LinuxKernel

- added mount options:

* 'hide_dot_files' (docs: https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/60adc860ca7d7a95d5befd2d3c3e644d23706b2c; note, initially the option was named 'hidedotfiles', see https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/dc0fcc99b1756c3c703326aa0015ed73fc4e9a73)

* 'nocase' (https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/a3a956c78efaa202b1d75190136671cf6e87bfbe)

* 'windows_names' (doc: https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/d683c67c5f50802b9b14ea29d89d66a25327e965)

Linux Drama of the week - #NTFS3 #driver is orphan already. What we do?

Discussion - I waited until we got some answers to report about it.

https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=wih[email protected]/

Paragon is working to get its ntfs3 filesystem into the Linux kernel - Enlarge / Your hard drives and SSDs aren't any better than the filesystem you for... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1785374 #filesystems #ntfs-3g #paragon #biz&it #linux #ntfs3 #tech #ntfs