- 1). Open a terminal window and type "su" to log in as the "root" user. When entering commands, don't include the quotes, unless otherwise specified.
- 2). Type "mkdir /mnt/ntfs" and press "Enter." This creates the directory to which the drive will be mounted. You can replace "ntfs" with any alphanumeric combination, but remember that Linux is case-sensitive.
- 3). Type "fdisk -l" and press "Enter." This lists the drives attached to the system. Make a note of the NTFS drive name. The parameter after "fdisk" is a lowercase "L."
- 4). Type "mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sdb1 /mnt/ntfs" and press "Enter." Use this command to mount the drive, or any other NTFS drives, on the specified folder. Replace "sdb1" with the name of the drive on your system. The drive can be un-mounted like any other Linux disk: "umount /mnt/ntfs."
- 1). Download the NTFS 3G driver. Check your Linux distribution's documentation before downloading. Most Linux variants include the NTFS-3G driver by default.
- 2). Open a terminal window and type "tar -xvzf /home/username/downloads/ntfs-3g-2010.10.2.tgz" and press "Enter" to extract the downloaded file. Replace "/home/username/downloads/" with the location of the file. If necessary, replace "ntfs-3g-2010.10.2.tgz" with the name of the downloaded driver version.
- 3). Type "cd /home/username/downloads/nfts-3g" and press "Enter" to change the working directory to the location of the extracted file. Replace "cd /home/username/downloads/" with the location of the downloaded files, then type "ntfs" and press "Tab." The rest will be completed for you.
- 4). Type "./configure && make" and press "Enter" to create the driver. Include the period, but not the quotes.
- 5). Type "sudo make install" and press "Enter" to install the driver. You will be prompted for your regular user password.
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