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MountPilot can be used free of charge, but it is not a free software under permissive license. All rights reserved according the terms of the License. By downloading the MountPilot Software, you agree with the terms of that License.
| Platform | Debian Package | Zip | Creation time |
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Linux[1] |
2026-05-08 15:10:34 +00 UTC |
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Linux[1] |
2025-10-20 16:00:00 +00 UTC |
Installation and platforms
Debian package (.deb)
Download the mountpilot_2.0-1_amd64.deb package and run:
sudo dpkg -i mountpilot_2.0-1_amd64.deb| this installs folder /usr/bin/mountpilot |
ZIP package
Choose a target installation folder and run:
unzip mountpilot-2.0-1.zipUser account setup
MountPilot is intended to be run by a regular user account with 'sudo' priviledges. For that purpose, an exising personal account may simply be used or a new one created dedicated for that use.
If this account cannot 'sudo', section [User account with sudo priviledges] explains how to do so. A bash script is a supplied to carry out the setup, creating the account beforehand if the entered one does not exist yet.
Once the used account has already 'sudo' priviledges, it is also highly recommended to setup 'sudo' with no password, as described in section [sudo with no password] for intense uses. Alternatively, you can [sudo with increased reentry timeout].
Platforms
Built upon BASH, AWK and standard system tools, MountPilot is deemed to offer a high compatibility level on most common Linux platforms.
It was primarily used and tested on Ubuntu 20 to 24. It was also tested the older system Debian 9. Requests for new platforms are to be submitted to michel.mehl@slashetc.eu
Prerequesites and Dependencies
MountPilot is implemented in BASH and AWK and relies upon standard system tools to operate. If not yet, gawk package is automatically installed at start.
For specific data sources, the dependency packages are installed on demand the first type these data sources are addressed. This is typically the case for VERA volumes and FUSE-based mounting tools like SSHFS. Therefore, packages are only installed when actually needed.