reading ntfs with redhat 9.0

[betty]

i backed up all my files to an ext hdd last month. the ntfs files from 
the  m$ computer are just my photos. i was hoping to 'read' them with my 
redhat 9 computer in the mountains over this summer, BUT apparently i 
need to get a tar.gz file or something for RH to read ntfs. :(
is there an easier way to do the same thing? like maybe i should re-save 
them as fat files or something?
thanks

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