Thanks Szabolcs, I will take your advice and install from source (about to have a go now).
However, beyond my own interests: Because this could entail other Ubuntu users inadvertently opening up partitions they thought were protected, should the newer ntfs-3g driver be incorporated into Ubuntu's regular security updates? -- Cannot mount ntfs partition as only writable by 1 user https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/250597 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs