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Package Manager major changes for Beta4 and FACTORY Tree
by Andreas Jaeger 09 Feb '06

09 Feb '06

We're replacing our package manager resolver library with a new version called "libzypp". This integration is more complex than estimated and therefore we decided: * to have beta4 available a day later than planned * to have an additional beta5 next week * the package manager in beta4 will only have reduced functionality We're still working on the integration of "libzypp" into our tree and hope to have both update and new installation working. Together with libzypp, we get the zmd daemon, the rug command line interface, the zen-updater, zen-remover, zen-installer packages. They all handle YUM sources and additionally Zenworks servers as installation sources. Note that I'm not sure whether YaST sources will still be supported - or only YUM sources. I'll try to figure this out now. IMPORTANT: The current factory tree contains the first of these changes and I advise to not update the yast components from it! Andreas -- Andreas Jaeger, aj(a)suse.de, http://www.suse.de/~aj/ SUSE Linux Products GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany GPG fingerprint = 93A3 365E CE47 B889 DF7F FED1 389A 563C C272 A126

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RE: [opensuse-factory] no non-GPL kernel modules any more :-(
by Robison, Jonathon (M.) 08 Feb '06

08 Feb '06

It's my understanding, from yesterday's meeting, that some things will continue to be offered at the "online update" stage. This atheros wlan driver may well be one of them, just like the ipw2100 drivers for me. Jonathon M. Robison Infrastructure Architect ET, ITI 313-323-9529 -----Original Message----- From: Andreas Vetter [mailto:vetter@physik.uni-wuerzburg.de] Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 3:18 PM To: opensuse-factory(a)opensuse.org Subject: [opensuse-factory] no non-GPL kernel modules any more :-( How is this with the non-gpl kernel modules? Novell/SUSE will no longer provide them. So what is a user supposed to do, when he needs e.g. atheros wlan driver? Is there a howto for making a xxx-kmp.rpm? I still don't understand, what these xxx-kmp.rpms are good for. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory-unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory-help(a)opensuse.org

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missing programs
by Chema Ollés 08 Feb '06

08 Feb '06

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi all: I can't find xgettext or gtk2-perl for beta... Any idea? regards - -- Chema Ollés Usuario Linux: #198057 Linux 2.6.15-git12-6-smp #1 SMP Tue Jan 17 14:22:14 UTC 2006 i686 GNU/Linux -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFD6Ln665SpD7GhbzoRAgIoAKDCfanrIHW2JvzMOFE82tPcrBySQACfbMLy zyMSa2Jz+CZLplXjIxDiK3E= =dmFK -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Re: Package Manager major changes for Beta4 and FACTORY Tree
by Andreas Jaeger 07 Feb '06

07 Feb '06

Klaus Kaempf <kkaempf(a)suse.de> writes: > * Andreas Jaeger <aj(a)suse.de> [Feb 07. 2006 20:51]: >> >> Note that I'm not sure whether YaST sources will still be supported - >> or only YUM sources. I'll try to figure this out now. > I guess Klaus is not on the list, so the rest did not see this reply: > YaST source will be supported. It is the default format on CD/DVD. So, current setup should continue to work, Andreas -- Andreas Jaeger, aj(a)suse.de, http://www.suse.de/~aj/ SUSE Linux Products GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany GPG fingerprint = 93A3 365E CE47 B889 DF7F FED1 389A 563C C272 A126

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no non-GPL kernel modules any more :-(
by Andreas Vetter 07 Feb '06

07 Feb '06

How is this with the non-gpl kernel modules? Novell/SUSE will no longer provide them. So what is a user supposed to do, when he needs e.g. atheros wlan driver? Is there a howto for making a xxx-kmp.rpm? I still don't understand, what these xxx-kmp.rpms are good for.

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Fonts: "fc-cache -f"
by Silviu Marin-Caea 07 Feb '06

07 Feb '06

I have installed fontconfig-2.3.93.20060131-1. However, I have noticed that SuSEconfig gives this warning. It doesn't go away after running fc-cache -f. I don't know if it's a known bug. Creating cache files for Xft .FC: dircache for /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts is invalid or outdated, consider running "fc-cache -f" as root! FC: dircache for /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts is invalid or outdated, consider running "fc-cache -f" as root! FC: dircache for /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts is invalid or outdated, consider running "fc-cache -f" as root!

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Major bug in Beta3: Fontconfig
by Andreas Jaeger 07 Feb '06

07 Feb '06

It might be that X11 apps just crash, which is a bug in fontconfig. A first fix in the fixed-rpm package on ftp.opensuse.org. The current packages are on ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/m17n/10.1 - use both fontconfig and fonts-config. The packages in m17n are updated as soon are bugs fixed - and contain also additional optimizations. Please report bugs against them in bugzilla and help us getting fontconfig fast and usable! thanks for testing - and thanks to the fontconfig gurus for fixing! Andreas -- Andreas Jaeger, aj(a)suse.de, http://www.suse.de/~aj/ SUSE Linux Products GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany GPG fingerprint = 93A3 365E CE47 B889 DF7F FED1 389A 563C C272 A126

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subfs dropped in 10.1 Beta 2
by houghi 07 Feb '06

07 Feb '06

Hello all, During the IRC meeting from 2006-01-24 it was announced that subfs has been dropped. IRC log and minutes can be found at http://www.opensuse.org/2006-01-24-status-meeting and the timestap for the subfs issue begins at 19:47 >From the minutes: - subfs has been dropped and will be replaced by hal plus gnome-volume-manager (under GNOME) and some binary for KDE. non-KDE and non-GNOME users have to mount manually. They cant even put a line into /etc/fstab, so that a user can mount it. There was a consens that this is unacceptable. Action Item houghi: - start discussion about subfs replacement in non KDE/GNOME systems on opensuse-factory Questions that arise: - Should this be accepted or should it be delayed till a complete solution is given? - As the question came from an FAQ about having subfs disables, is there perhaps a better solution for everybody. Easy disableling subfs for those who want it and enabled for those who want that. - What are the implications of reversing the decision? What are the implications of going on as it is? Any other solutions or comments are welcome as well. Also bear in mind that some people might login over ssh and do not even have a windowmanager. houghi -- Lost interest? It's so bad I've lost apathy.

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syslog-ng -> firewall
by Günther J. Niederwimmer 07 Feb '06

07 Feb '06

Hello, is this a known Problem, syslog-ng don't split the firewall Log in a single File ? In /etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf it is separate Entry for Firewall ?? -- mit freundlichen Grüßen / best Regards, Günther J. Niederwimmer

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RAID1 problems in Beta3
by Liviu Damian 07 Feb '06

07 Feb '06

Hi, Yesterday I tried to install Beta3 on a system having a software RAID1 and LVM. LVM works fine, RAID1 doesn't :-( I was upgrading a 10.0 system. I made a DVD from the 5CDs and I began to install it. Everything was fine. RAID was recognized, LVM also, no problem with upgrading from 10.0 to 10.1 Beta3, only a manual intervention for packages from community repositories (something normal). At the first reboot, unfortunately I got these: md: md0 stopped /init: line 479: 736 segmentation fault /sbin/mdadm -- assemble --scan $mdconf rootfs: major=9 minor=0 devn=2304 /dev/md0: unknown volume type /init: line 512: =: command not found Mounting root /dev/md0 mount: unknown filesystem type '' umount: /dev: device is busy umount: /dev: device is busy Kernel panic - not syncing: Attemted to kill init! After this, I tried to make a clean install. I formated the raid and install it again, again with no problems. At the first reboot, the same problem (the first reboot means before you set the root password, user accounts, networking, etc). Is this a known problem or should I report it to bugzilla? Cheers, -- Liviu Damian Phone: +40741226993 Blog: http://liviudm.blogspot.com

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