kmod-nfts vs. kernel-module-ntfs

Andrew D. Stadler astadler at raydiance-inc.com
Mon Sep 25 22:31:38 UTC 2006


I recently updated my FC5 kernel to 2.6.17-1.2187 and decided to get  
the latest NTFS stuff to go with it.

I'm a bit confused because I see two different module names in use,  
seemingly all mixed together.

Here, <http://www.linux-ntfs.org/content/view/187>, I am offered a  
download of the file:

   kernel-module-ntfs-2.6.17-1.2187_FC5-2.1.27-0.rr.10.5.i686.rpm

But here, <http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/5/i386/>, I find

   kmod-ntfs-2.1.27-1.2.6.17_1.2187_FC5.i686.rpm

Finally, this page, <http://fedorasolved.org/post-install-solutions/ 
ntfs/>,  provides slightly different information as it says to use  
"kmod-ntfs" on FC5 and "kernel-module-ntfs" on FC4.


* Are these two different beasts, and if so what is the different?   
Or are they the same thing with two names, and why?


I tried it both ways:  manual download/install as suggested by  
www.linux-ntfs.org, and yum-install as suggested by pretty much  
everyone else.  Both worked.

* Is one or the other method preferable / recommended?


Thanks
Andy




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