May 2009 - openSUSE Edu - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse-edu] New netbeans package for openSUSE 11.2
by Michal Vyskocil 14 Jun '09

14 Jun '09

Hi all. As you may know, I'm the maintainer of Java packages in openSUSE. For last several weeks, I have worked on new netbeans package for openSUSE. The current situation is bad, because we have two different packages: 1.) One out dated in non-free repository 2.) One up-to-date in Education, but not built from source code I used netbeans specfile created by Sun's developers for Fedora and Mandriva and imported all other necessary dependencies (freemarker, lucene, hsqldb, excalibur-*, ...), so this package have a good quality and should be supported. Those packages was submitted to Factory. Some of them are in, some are in internal pre-Factory repository, some are still waiting on legal review and netbeans itself and netbeans-subversion are waiting on changes in subversion package, which needs to be propagated in Factory. The new netbeans package (including dependencies) is currently available in Java:packages [1] BuildService project. I spent some effort to make it building on openSUSE 11.1 too to make it easier for you to test it. The Factory version is now blocked by another update of toolchain, so the 11.1 should be installable immediately. This version will replace the netbeans package in nonfree repository in openSUSE 11.2. It would be nice if Education project will use it too, but not sure what they exactly needs. So please try to install and test this new netbeans package and let me know if anything is wrong. In current build the binary file is missing in /usr/bin. To start of netbeans please use: /usr/share/netbeans/6.5/bin/netbeans [1] http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Java:/packages/ BTW: I'm going to vacation and I'll be back on Monday, so I'll be unable to respond. Thanks for your help Michal Vyskocil -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-edu+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-edu+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-edu] Re: [Ltsp-discuss] openSUSE status and future plans
by CyberOrg 31 May '09

31 May '09

On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 7:28 PM, Asmo Koskinen <asmo.koskinen(a)arkki.info> wrote: > > Here in Finland school's out for summer, so I downloaded, burned and > booted openSUSE-Edu-Live-Li-f-e; then I hooked up HP Mini 2133 as a thin > client. > > http://www.arkki.info/howto/openSUSE11/openSUSE_LTSP5_01.png > Looks awesome :) > > Very very well done Jigish et all other openSUSE developers! > All credits to KIWI and openSUSE Build Service guys who wrote the imaging technology we are using to create the live images. Very soon we will have usb stick images including the same goodies that is in li-f-e DVD. >> Future plans for openSUSE 11.2: >> >> * Integrate stgraber's ltsp-cluster work >> * Jan weber is currently rewriting Easy-LTSP[2] GUI for LTSP >> management in python, the idea is that now more distributions may feel >> comfortable including it getting all the benefits we have been >> enjoying for some time now. Watch out for the Easy-LTSP-ng, get the >> source[3] if you would like to work on it. Feedback, suggestions >> always welcome. > > I really really love to see all of these things in upstream so every > LTSP5 distro can use them. > I hope so too, it was disappointing to see easy-ltsp not used at all by other distros, mono fud is just too bad, now that it is python looking forward to see it on all distros. We have easy-ltsp packages for ubuntu in build service repositories, we will have easy-ltsp-ng available there too. > I have one setup with two servers > (https://wiki.edubuntu.org/EdubuntuDHCPload-balancingFailover) - I hope > that I can after Ubuntu 9.10 use three or four servers as easy as now > two servers. We've tried to simplify the setup: http://en.opensuse.org/LTSP/Cluster Ciao -J OT: Try Sugar on stick, CD or vmware, images available here: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Education/images/ Instructions to write .raw to usb stick here: http://en.opensuse.org/SUSE_Studio/Disc_image_howtos -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-edu+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-edu+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-edu] openSUSE-Education 1.0-RC4 for 11.1 is ready
by Lars Vogdt 31 May '09

31 May '09

Hi I finished the fourth release candidate for our base/old openSUSE-Education Add-on Media tonight. Changes: + Desktop Patterns are now really preselected during first install (means: fresh openSUSE 11.1 installation + openSUSE-Education added via Add-on Product during install). It's a hack - but I found no other way than patching the original control file delivered with openSUSE 11.1 DVD. Luckily, the Add-on procedure of openSUSE allows such hacks :-) + fixed packages childsplay, exelearning, openadmin, geonext, gambas2, tipp10, perl-Math-Random-MT and some other small fixes + added courseware packages (added to patterns, too) + added huge amount of Sugar packages + added special Sugar and Science pattern More package changes/fixes in : http://www.opensuse-education.org/download/repos/1.0/11.1/ChangeLog The online repository http://www.opensuse-education.org/download/repos/1.0/11.1/ stays the same - perhaps people should "refresh" the repository. ISO images are available here: * http://www.opensuse-education.org/download/ISOs/openSUSE-Education-1.0-for-… (3.8GB for both architectures) * http://www.opensuse-education.org/download/ISOs/openSUSE-Education-1.0-for-… (249M delta iso - for those who downloaded RC3 already) * http://www.opensuse-education.org/download/ISOs/openSUSE-Education-1.0-for-… (3.0GB - only sources, normally not necessary) FYI: I tried to enhance the repo/ISOs with packages from the official openSUSE Repository (if possible) to allow the installation of most of our packages without any further internet connection. Left out: Sun Java (License problem) and some *-devel packages which are not needed for the normal installation. If you find any problem with the new repository/ISOs, please add an entry in http://devzilla.novell.com/education/ or write an email to this list. With kind regards, Lars -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-edu+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-edu+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-edu] testing team required
by Jigish Gohil 29 May '09

29 May '09

Hello Community We were discussing on the IRC about the QA/QC of our packages[1]/live images[2]. It would be great if we can have a formal "openSUSE-Edu Testing Team". Here is what is required from the team: * Fast net connection to download and test new images * Good bug reporting(fixing would be big advantage) skills * Lurk on IRC to squash bugs that can be fixed quickly If you are interested add yourself to the list here: http://en.opensuse.org/Education/Team Lets make openSUSE-Edu the best Li-f-e experience. Ciao -J [1] http://www.opensuse-education.org/download/repo/1.0/ [2] http://en.opensuse.org/Education/Live -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-edu+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-edu+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-edu] GSOC: openSIS conversion to MySQL
by James Tremblay aka SLEducator 29 May '09

29 May '09

This week our GSOC student has not only joined the team at eduforge but has complete the initial work on converting the installer to finding and populating the MySQL database with the basic information. I will have Kusum continue this thread through out the process. Thank you Google and openSUSE for this wonderful gift to educators! -- James A. Tremblay openSIS Product Specialist http://www.os4ed.com http://www.opensis.com e-mail james "at" os4ed.com Phone (678)392-4031 Registered Linux user #440182 openSUSE-Education founder http://en.opensuse.org/education e-mail sleducator "at" opensuse.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-edu+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-edu+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-edu] ClaSS in openSUSE-edu
by James Tremblay aka SLEducator 29 May '09

29 May '09

Hello. There is a copy of ClaSS in the openSuSE for education repository. We seemed to have lost touch with the person who was managing this package. As of late, it has an issue with it's Apache configuration. Could some adopt this package? could someone repair it's spec file? Until someone steps up, this package will be disabled from being built in further releases. Thanks -- James A. Tremblay openSIS Product Specialist http://www.os4ed.com http://www.opensis.com e-mail james "at" os4ed.com Phone (678)392-4031 Registered Linux user #440182 openSUSE-Education founder http://en.opensuse.org/education e-mail sleducator "at" opensuse.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-edu+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-edu+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-edu] openSUSE status and future plans
by Jigish Gohil 28 May '09

28 May '09

Hello Community Things have been busy lately polishing openSUSE-Edu medias[1] so have not posted about LTSP in a while. The current status: * openSUSE-Edu-Live-Li-f-e is perhaps the only distribution with full suite of education desktop and server applications to run LTSP directly from a live session. * LTSP packages we are using currently are at 5.1.71 * Most comprehensive Sugar environment available over LTSP thanks to all the work of David(Nubae), more to come * iTalc integrated to also run directly from a live DVD Future plans for openSUSE 11.2: * Integrate stgraber's ltsp-cluster work * Jan weber is currently rewriting Easy-LTSP[2] GUI for LTSP management in python, the idea is that now more distributions may feel comfortable including it getting all the benefits we have been enjoying for some time now. Watch out for the Easy-LTSP-ng, get the source[3] if you would like to work on it. Feedback, suggestions always welcome. * Use new "clicfs[3]" images for the NBD and AOE root. Hopefully that covers all the bases. Kind regards Jigish [1] http://en.opensuse.org/Education/Live [2] http://en.opensuse.org/Easy-LTSP [3] https://forgesvn1.novell.com/viewsvn/kiwi-ltsp/branches/easy-ltsp-ng/trunk/ [4] http://lizards.opensuse.org/2009/04/28/whats-behind-lzma-compressed-livecds/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-edu+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-edu+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-edu] GSOC
by James Tremblay aka SLEducator 28 May '09

28 May '09

I would like to add this page to our project http://en.opensuse.org/Education/Applications/Server/GSOC/openSIS let me know what you think. -- James A. Tremblay openSIS Product Specialist http://www.os4ed.com http://www.opensis.com e-mail james "at" os4ed.com Phone (678)392-4031 Registered Linux user #440182 openSUSE-Education founder http://en.opensuse.org/education e-mail sleducator "at" opensuse.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-edu+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-edu+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-edu] Meeting:Education Team
by James Tremblay aka SLEducator 28 May '09

28 May '09

Please forgive earlier post, I omitted a word which left our need unclear. In an effort to get our meetings back on the right schedule , The Education Team should meet on Tuesday June 2 2009 at 1700 GMT. http://en.opensuse.org/Education/Meetings/Current I hope that the community will help edit this agenda and is willing to get us back on schedule. - James A. Tremblay openSIS Product Specialist http://www.os4ed.com http://www.opensis.com e-mail james "at" os4ed.com Phone (678)392-4031 Registered Linux user #440182 openSUSE-Education founder http://en.opensuse.org/education e-mail sleducator "at" opensuse.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-edu+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-edu+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-edu] Meeting:Education Team
by James Tremblay aka SLEducator 27 May '09

27 May '09

In an effort to get our meetings back on the right schedule , The Education Team should meet on Tuesday June 2 2009 at 1700 GMT. http://en.opensuse.org/Education/Meetings/Current I hope that the community will help edit this and is willing to get us back on schedule. - James A. Tremblay openSIS Product Specialist http://www.os4ed.com http://www.opensis.com e-mail james "at" os4ed.com Phone (678)392-4031 Registered Linux user #440182 openSUSE-Education founder http://en.opensuse.org/education e-mail sleducator "at" opensuse.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-edu+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-edu+help(a)opensuse.org

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