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Linux: refine in-kernel NTFS driver selection

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Keep the NTFS kernel-driver option as a generic in-kernel NTFS path rather than an ntfs3-specific path. Add --filesystem=kernel-ntfs and -m kernelntfs routes that select a registered or loadable kernel NTFS driver and mount with -i so mount.ntfs/ntfs-3g helpers are not invoked.

Preserve --filesystem=ntfs3 as a literal pin to the ntfs3 driver. Treat both ntfs3 and kernel-ntfs as mount-only selectors; volume creation continues to use filesystem type NTFS.

The preference and -m kernelntfs path only select an in-kernel NTFS driver when no explicit filesystem type was supplied and blkid detects NTFS.

Treat ntfs as the preferred in-kernel driver on Linux 7.1 and later, where the upstream read/write driver is expected. On earlier kernels, select ntfs only when module metadata identifies the standalone read/write driver and /sys/module confirms it loaded, avoiding ntfs3 read-only ntfs compatibility registrations. Fall back to ntfs3 otherwise, and report a generic kernel-driver error if neither supported driver is available or loadable.

Rename the internal preference/config field to MountNtfsWithKernelDriver, migrate the old MountNtfsWithNtfs3 preference key, and update UI strings, CLI help, documentation, release notes, and translation placeholders accordingly.

Reference: https://github.com/veracrypt/VeraCrypt/issues/1735
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Mounir IDRASSI
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<span style="color:#ff0000;">To avoid hinting whether your volumes contain a hidden volume or not, or if you depend on plausible deniability when using hidden volumes/OS, then you must recreate both the outer and hidden volumes including system encryption and hidden OS, discarding existing volumes created prior to 1.18a version of VeraCrypt.</span></li>
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<p><strong style="text-align:left">1.26.28</strong> (May 18<sup>th</sup>, 2026):</p>
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<li><strong>Linux:</strong>
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<li>Add in-kernel NTFS driver selection for NTFS mounts, including <code>--filesystem=kernel-ntfs</code> and <code>-m kernelntfs</code>.</li>
<li><code>--filesystem=ntfs3</code> now pins the kernel ntfs3 driver and bypasses mount helpers such as <code>mount.ntfs3</code>.</li>
<li>Translator note: the previous Linux ntfs3 preference strings were replaced by generic in-kernel NTFS driver strings and should be retranslated.</li>
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<p><strong style="text-align:left">1.26.27</strong> (September 20<sup>th</sup>, 2025):</p>
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<li><strong>All OSes:</strong>