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ntfs-3g package

ntfs-3g Raring package does not indicate that it provides ntfsprogs

Bug #1216470 reported by Jon Stumpf
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
fai (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Unassigned
Raring
Invalid
Undecided
Unassigned
Saucy
Invalid
Undecided
Unassigned
fsarchiver (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Undecided
Unassigned
Raring
Invalid
Undecided
Unassigned
Saucy
Invalid
Undecided
Unassigned
gparted (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Unassigned
Raring
Invalid
Undecided
Unassigned
Saucy
Invalid
Undecided
Unassigned
linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu)
New
Undecided
Unassigned
Raring
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
Saucy
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
ntfs-3g (Ubuntu)
Won't Fix
Medium
Dimitri John Ledkov
Raring
Won't Fix
Low
Dimitri John Ledkov
Saucy
Won't Fix
Medium
Dimitri John Ledkov
partitionmanager (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Unassigned
Raring
Invalid
Undecided
Unassigned
Saucy
Invalid
Undecided
Unassigned

Bug Description

When installing third-party packages that depend on ntfsprogs and support multiple Ubuntu versions, the dependency check fails on Raring Ringtail since the ntfs-3g package does not indicate it replaces ntfsprogs (source: aptitude show ntfs-3g). I suspect this was overlooked in Raring as ntfsprogs was dropped (not provided) in Raring. Unfortunately, some third-party packages will still address ntfsprogs for sometime and it would be helpful if ntfs-3g would satisfy the dependency.

I have filed a bug with the third-party provider as well.

Revision history for this message
Dimitri John Ledkov (xnox) wrote :

In the mean time you can create a dummy ntfsprogs package with: equivs

Changed in ntfs-3g (Ubuntu Raring):
assignee: nobody → Dmitrijs Ledkovs (xnox)
Changed in ntfs-3g (Ubuntu Saucy):
assignee: nobody → Dmitrijs Ledkovs (xnox)
Changed in ntfs-3g (Ubuntu Raring):
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in ntfs-3g (Ubuntu Saucy):
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in ntfs-3g (Ubuntu Raring):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in ntfs-3g (Ubuntu Saucy):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Revision history for this message
Jon Stumpf (jon-stumpf) wrote :

I had already created the dummy package to avoid the problem.

Dimitri John Ledkov (xnox)
summary: - ntfs-3g Raring package does not indicate it "replaces ntfsprogs"
+ ntfs-3g Raring package does not indicate that it provides ntfsprogs
Changed in ntfs-3g (Ubuntu Saucy):
status: Confirmed → In Progress
Dimitri John Ledkov (xnox)
Changed in partitionmanager (Ubuntu Raring):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in partitionmanager (Ubuntu Saucy):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in partitionmanager (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in gparted (Ubuntu Raring):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in gparted (Ubuntu Saucy):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in fsarchiver (Ubuntu Raring):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in fsarchiver (Ubuntu Saucy):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in fai (Ubuntu Raring):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in fai (Ubuntu Saucy):
status: New → Invalid
Dimitri John Ledkov (xnox)
Changed in ntfs-3g (Ubuntu Raring):
status: Confirmed → Won't Fix
Changed in ntfs-3g (Ubuntu Saucy):
status: In Progress → Won't Fix
Changed in ntfs-3g (Ubuntu):
status: In Progress → Won't Fix
Changed in fsarchiver (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
Revision history for this message
Dimitri John Ledkov (xnox) wrote :

Actually ntfs-3g package dates back to Lucid or further. So I don't think it makes sense to keep the compat provides anymore. I've fixed remaining packages in the archive that still did that now.

Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package fai - 3.4.8ubuntu5

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fai (3.4.8ubuntu5) trusty; urgency=low

  * Suggest ntfs-3g, instead of ntfsprogs. (LP: #1216470)
 -- Dmitrijs Ledkovs <email address hidden> Wed, 06 Nov 2013 00:43:24 +0000

Changed in fai (Ubuntu):
status: New → Fix Released
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package partitionmanager - 1.0.3-0ubuntu7

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partitionmanager (1.0.3-0ubuntu7) trusty; urgency=low

  * Suggest ntfs-3g, instead of ntfsprogs. (LP: #1216470)
 -- Dmitrijs Ledkovs <email address hidden> Wed, 06 Nov 2013 00:46:06 +0000

Changed in partitionmanager (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package gparted - 0.16.2-1ubuntu1

---------------
gparted (0.16.2-1ubuntu1) trusty; urgency=low

  * Suggest ntfs-3g, instead of ntfsprogs. (LP: #1216470)
 -- Dmitrijs Ledkovs <email address hidden> Wed, 06 Nov 2013 00:46:55 +0000

Changed in gparted (Ubuntu):
status: New → Fix Released
Revision history for this message
Dallman Ross (spamless) wrote :

The thread says the fix was released nine months ago. I'm in GNOME Trusty trying to manipulate an NTFS partition in GParted that is marked with a problem (altough Windows 8.1 finds no problem), and the bug is there. The po-up window I see implies I need ntfsprogs, but it is not in the Trusty sources.

When I try "apt-get install ntfsprogs", I get:
"Package ntfsprogs is not available, but is referred to by another package."

Revision history for this message
Rolf Leggewie (r0lf) wrote :

raring has seen the end of its life and is no longer receiving any updates. Marking the raring task for this ticket as "Won't Fix".

Changed in linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Raring):
status: New → Won't Fix
Revision history for this message
Rolf Leggewie (r0lf) wrote :

saucy has seen the end of its life and is no longer receiving any updates. Marking the saucy task for this ticket as "Won't Fix".

Changed in linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Saucy):
status: New → Won't Fix
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