sudo apt-get install libfuse2 fuse-utils
wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-ntfs/libntfs8_1.12.1-1_i386.deb
wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-ntfs/ntfsprogs_1.12.1-1_i386.deb
wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/f/fuse/libfuse2_2.4.2-0ubuntu3_i386.deb
wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/f/fuse/fuse-utils_2.4.2-0ubuntu3_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i libfuse2_*.deb fuse-utils_*.deb ntfsprogs_*.deb libntfs8_*.deb
Add fuse to the list of modules to load:
echo fuse | sudo tee -a /etc/modules
Create a user group to access the ntfs disks:
sudo addgroup ntfs
append to /etc/fstab:
/dev/hda1 /media/windows ntfs-fuse auto,gid=
add user who need to write to the ntfs partition to the ntfs group:
sudo adduser username ntfs
fix dapper bug:
sudo rm /sbin/mount.ntfs-fuse && sudo ln /usr/bin/ntfsmount /sbin/mount.ntfs-fuse
load module:
sudo modprobe fuse
mount all disks:
sudo mount -a
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taken from http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu_dapper#How_to_mount_Windows_partitions_.28NTFS.29_on_boot-up.2C_and_allow_users_read_and_write_access