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Add package exfatprogs to VyOS
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Hi 👋

It would be great if this package was included in VyOS. exfat has been part of the Linux kernel for sometime now and Debian just needs this package installed in order to use it.

My use case is pretty simple, I would like to back up my VyOS config to a exfat formatted USB drive so I am able to mount it any operating system (Linux/Mac/Windows) if a disaster ever occurs.

Thanks!

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Unknown (require assessment)
Version
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Why the issue appeared?
Will be filled on close
Is it a breaking change?
Perfectly compatible
Issue type
Feature (new functionality)

Event Timeline

onedr0p created this task.Feb 23 2023, 12:38 PM
bjw-s added a subscriber: bjw-s.Feb 23 2023, 12:40 PM
onedr0p added a comment.EditedFeb 23 2023, 1:04 PM

PR: https://github.com/vyos/vyos-user-utils/pull/4

Viacheslav changed the task status from Open to In progress.Feb 23 2023, 1:21 PM
Viacheslav assigned this task to onedr0p.
Viacheslav changed the task status from In progress to Needs testing.Feb 23 2023, 3:17 PM
onedr0p added a comment.Feb 23 2023, 11:12 PM

It looks like I also need to add the exfat-fuse package inorder to get the helpers for mounting filesystems.

sudo mount -t exfat ...
mount: /media/vyos-backup: unknown filesystem type 'exfat'.

Even though I can see that this is exfat formatted drive

devin@vyos:~$ lsblk -o NAME,LABEL,SIZE,FSTYPE
NAME        LABEL         SIZE FSTYPE
loop0                   376.3M squashfs
sda                      57.8G
└─sda1      VYOS_BACKUP  57.8G exfat
onedr0p added a comment.EditedFeb 24 2023, 12:00 AM

I can confirm adding this packaged worked, you can now mount with

sudo mount.exfat-fuse ...

which didn't exist before

pasik added a subscriber: pasik.Feb 24 2023, 5:59 PM
c-po closed this task as Resolved.Feb 27 2023, 7:29 PM
Viacheslav moved this task from Need Triage to Finished on the VyOS 1.4 Sagitta board.Feb 28 2023, 8:01 AM