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# Installing NTFS Support

## Red Hat Enterprise Linux  9

Install `ntfs-3g` on each node that will be used for Windows file-level operations.

Register the system with Red Hat Subscription Management if it is not already registered:

```bash
sudo subscription-manager register
sudo subscription-manager attach --auto
```

Enable the CodeReady Builder repository:

```bash
sudo subscription-manager repos --enable codeready-builder-for-rhel-9-$(arch)-rpms
```

Install the EPEL repository package:

```bash
sudo dnf install -y https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-9.noarch.rpm
```

Refresh package metadata:

```bash
sudo dnf makecache
```

Install `ntfs-3g`:

```bash
sudo dnf install -y ntfs-3g
```

Verify the installation:

```bash
ntfs-3g --version
```

## **SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15**

Register the system with SUSE Customer Center if it is not already registered:

```bash
sudo SUSEConnect -r <registration_code> -e <email_address>
```

Enable SUSE Package Hub for the installed service pack.

For SLES 15 SP3:

```bash
sudo SUSEConnect -p PackageHub/15.3/x86_64
```

For SLES 15 SP4:

```bash
sudo SUSEConnect -p PackageHub/15.4/x86_64
```

For SLES 15 SP5:

```bash
sudo SUSEConnect -p PackageHub/15.5/x86_64
```

Refresh repositories:

```bash
sudo zypper refresh
```

Install `ntfs-3g`:

```bash
sudo zypper install -y ntfs-3g
```

Verify the installation:

```bash
ntfs-3g --version
```

To check which Package Hub extension is available for the system, run:

```bash
sudo SUSEConnect --list-extensions | grep -i PackageHub
```

## **Ubuntu 22.04**

Update package metadata:

```bash
sudo apt update
```

Install `ntfs-3g`:

```bash
sudo apt install -y ntfs-3g
```

Verify the installation:

```bash
ntfs-3g --version
```

## **Debian 12.5**

Update package metadata:

```bash
sudo apt update
```

Install `ntfs-3g`:

```bash
sudo apt install -y ntfs-3g
```

Verify the installation:

```bash
ntfs-3g --version
```