File system support: Ubuntu vs. OS X

“Here’s how I got my new Linux Mint computer to read and write
to a 1-Terabyte external hard drive formatted for Mac OS X:

“Step 1: I read this helpful message on Identi.ca;

“Step 2: I searched Synaptic for “HFS” and installed three
packages (the others shown above were installed automatically).

“Total time spent: Less than 5 minutes. 100% interoperability
with my Desktop OS.

“Then, just for fun, I tried the reverse — specifically to
get my Mac Pro to read a disk formatted as ext3 for Linux, or even
NTFS for Windows (and also Linux). Mac users will know that out of
the box OS X can format and recognize HFS+ and FAT32 media
only…”

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