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[update request] STABLE Version 2013.1.13

Bug #1106257 reported by Flames_in_Paradise
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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://www.tuxera.com/community/release-history/

sourcecode: http://tuxera.com/opensource/ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs-2013.1.13.tgz

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

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Flames_in_Paradise (ellisistfroh-deactivatedaccount)
description: updated
Flames_in_Paradise (ellisistfroh-deactivatedaccount)
description: updated
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Michael Fritscher (michael-fritscher) wrote :

"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"

Flames_in_Paradise (ellisistfroh-deactivatedaccount)
Changed in ntfs-3g (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
description: updated
Flames_in_Paradise (ellisistfroh-deactivatedaccount)
tags: added: needs-packaging
removed: upgrade-software-version
Flames_in_Paradise (ellisistfroh-deactivatedaccount)
tags: added: upgrade-software-version
removed: needs-packaging
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Flames_in_Paradise (ellisistfroh-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

Some background in the press:

http://www.h-online.com/open/features/Linux-and-Windows-8-Fast-Startup-puts-data-at-risk-1780640.html

Thus Debian reacted on this already opend another bug1118379 which takles the problem at a lower level

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package ntfs-3g - 1:2013.1.13-1

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ntfs-3g (1:2013.1.13-1) raring; urgency=low

  * New upstream release. (LP: #1106257)

  * Use dh_autoreconf

  * Resynchronise with Debian (LP: #1118379). Remaining changes:
    - Accept "syncio" mount option (a synonym for "sync") for compatibility
      with older versions of Ubuntu.

  * Dropped patches, applied upstream:
     - Add readonly-devices.patch: Mount read-only devices as read-only instead
       of failing.
     - ntfs-3g-junction-point-fix.patch: Return the correct type (DT_LINK) for
       NTFS Junction points, in readdir().

ntfs-3g (1:2012.1.15AR.8-2) unstable; urgency=low

  * Adding dpkg-source local-options.
  * Dropping dpkg-source compression levels.
  * Updating year in copyright file.
  * Dropping pre-wheezy versions from build-depends.
  * Updating to standards version 3.9.4.
  * Removing ntfs-3g.preinst with squeeze-to-wheezy upgrade cleanup.

ntfs-3g (1:2012.1.15AR.8-1) unstable; urgency=low

  * Merging upstream version 2012.1.15AR.8.
  * Updating rule for upstream changelog in rules target.
  * Updating local upstream changelog to upstream version 2012.1.15AR.8.

ntfs-3g (1:2012.1.15AR.7-2) unstable; urgency=low

  * Removing incomplete feature list in package long-description
    (Closes: #687054).
  * Building with unconditional multiarch support for debian-
    jessie/wheezy-backports.
  * Removing pre-wheezy transitional package.
  * Removing pre-wheezy conflicts and replaces.

ntfs-3g (1:2012.1.15AR.7-1) unstable; urgency=low

  * Merging upstream version 2012.1.15AR.7.
  * Removing readdir.patch, included upstream.

ntfs-3g (1:2012.1.15AR.6-1) unstable; urgency=low

  * Merging upstream version 2012.1.15AR.6.
  * Updating local upstream changelog.
  * Adding patch from upstream to fix the readdir syscall to set the
    d_type to 10 (Symbolic link) whenever a junction point is detected,
    avoids loops on windows 7 NTFS (Closes: #685551).
  * Protecting multiarch queries since install files are run with set -
    e.
 -- Dmitrijs Ledkovs <email address hidden> Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:06:59 +0100

Changed in ntfs-3g (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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