[Bug 1780685] Re: gParted uses invalid -Q and -v flags from mkntfs

[Curtis Gedak]

Jan:  I agree.  GParted should be and is designed to run using Free
Software[1].  This is mentioned in the GParted mission statement [2].

[1] https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
[2] https://gparted.org/development.php#mission-statement

If a check were to be added then in my opinion it would be better to
rule out proprietary versions rather than try to verify Free Software
versions.  The reason being that Free Software versions and
identification might change over time and as long as the command
arguments are still valid, then GParted should permit the code to run.
In other words, GParted should assume that the Free Software works.  If
it doesn't then a bug report can be raised and the issue dealt with at
that time.

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Title:
  gParted uses invalid -Q and -v flags from mkntfs

Status in gparted package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  When I use gParted to try and create new ntfs file system it uses the
  command: mkntfs -Q -V -F -L 'Win10' '/dev/sdc4' and get Error in
  argument: "-Q". I open terminal window and omit the -Q option and
  place the name after the -v option ( -v:Win10 ) and change the -F to
  -f, then it works.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: gparted 0.30.0-3ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-23.25-generic 4.15.18
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-23-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: ufsd
  ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: MATE
  Date: Sun Jul  8 19:24:34 2018
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-07-06 (2 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426)
  SourcePackage: gparted
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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