November 2009 - openSUSE Features - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[openFATE 306627] depencency tracking for uninstalling
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 23 Jul '11

23 Jul '11

Feature added by: Jacques Boulet (oneinch) Feature #306627, revision 1 Title: depencency tracking for uninstalling openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Jacques Boulet (oneinch) Description: The openSuSE package management is virtually unbeatable in the dependency tracking for installing department. But when it comes to uninstalling it really leaves little to be desired. It would be great if YAST and zypper kept track of the dependencies that were installed for a specific package during its install and checked the dependencies during the uninstall to see if they are in use by something else or not. And if not then give the ability to remove the unused dependencies. For example I install package "Foo" the requires library "Bar." Library "Bar" is not installed so it gets installed when I install "Foo." Later I realize the package "Foo" wasn't exactly what I needed and wish to remove it. But uninstalling just removes the package "Foo" and leaves the library "Bar" sitting around unused and taking up space. So if I want to remove the library "Bar" i must do so manually. It would be great if I wish to uninstall "Foo" that the package manager would have the ability to check any dependencies that were needed and installed for package "Foo" and see if they are still needed by another package or lib and if so, keep it, and if not remove it. Also, it would be awesome if one could remove an entire package group such as uninstalling gnome or KDE. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306627

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[openFATE 306438] yast2 sw_single should provide a view of packages where no other packages depends on
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 23 Jul '11

23 Jul '11

Feature added by: Michael Calmer (mcalmer) Feature #306438, revision 1, last change by Title: yast2 sw_single should provide a view of packages where no other packages depends on openSUSE-11.2: New Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Michael Calmer (mcalmer) Description: If I want to cleanup a workstation and remove packages which I do not need anymore I be able to know some package names which I have really selected for installation. But such packages pullin some dependencies which I am not aware of and so the number of packages growth and growth. A view, which shows me all packages where no other package depends on would help me to find packages I can remove without breaking dependencies. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306438

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[openFATE 305992] Easier removal of packages installed due dependencies and not manually by user
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 23 Jul '11

23 Jul '11

Feature added by: Nikanth K (nikanth) Feature #305992, revision 1, last change by Title: Easier removal of packages installed due dependencies and not manually by user openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Nikanth K (nikanth) Description: If one tries to install a package say "bzflag-debugsource", then due to dependency "bzflag-debuginfo" also gets installed. But later the user may not remember it and will uninstall only "bzflag-debugsource". So installing and uninstalling, "bzflag-debugsource", does not leave the system in the same state as before. It would be nice if yast2/zypper can remember the automatic package selections and prompt user when the actual packages are being uninstalled and there are no other package that is still dependent on them. Atleast a way to know the list of packages installed due to dependencies and the no of packages still dependent on them would make it easier for the user. And this list should not include packages manually installed by the user. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/305992

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[openFATE 307603] Migrate x86_32 architecture to i686
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 21 Jul '11

21 Jul '11

Feature added by: Refilwe Seete (ReferenceSeete) Feature #307603, revision 1 Title: Migrate x86_32 architecture to i686 openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Refilwe Seete (referenceseete) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: openSUSE currently builds i586 binaries with a couple exceptions. As it currently stands openSUSE 11.1 permits a Pentium 1 but requires at least 256MB of RAM with 512MB recommended [1]. The likelihood of a person having a system with an original Pentium and 256MB (esp. 512MB) of RAM is quite low. Since the i686 architecture was introduced in 1995...2010 or 2011 is a suitable time to migrate the x86_32 target architecture without adversely affecting the majority of users. The Fedora Project is making this same transition for Fedora 12 [2]. Any growing pains they experience can be used as guidance for the transition in openSUSE 11.3 or 12.0. [1] http://www.novell.com/products/opensuse/sysreqs.html [2] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/F12X86Support Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: By moving to i686, openSUSE should receive a slight performance increase while maintaining support for an incredibly broad range of x86 chips. Any boost is helpful on systems with less processing power, such as netbooks/nettops or older systems (Pentium 2, original Athlon etc.). Moving to i686 is a way to boost performance the performance of openSUSE at the margins without having to delve into experimental or otherwise under-tested methods. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307603

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[New: openFATE 308423] CA Management Proposal: change alternative name
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 19 Jul '11

19 Jul '11

Feature added by: Michael Calmer (mcalmer) Feature #308423, revision 1 Title: CA Management Proposal: change alternative name openSUSE-11.3: New Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Michael Calmer (mcalmer) Description: Currently the CA Management proposal detects a lot of alternative names which are added to the server certificate. These autodetected values cannot be changed. You need to remove the certificate and crerate a new one using the ca-management module, if something is wrong or not wanted. It would be good to have the possibility to change them at this time. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308423

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[New: openFATE 308271] GDM Customizable
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 19 Jul '11

19 Jul '11

Feature added by: Raul Libório (Rauhmaru) Feature #308271, revision 1 Title: GDM Customizable openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Raul Libório (rauhmaru) Description: I propose the return of GDM customizable, where you can do whatever it was before. change icons, background, change the position of the items ... If something I did not like the openSUSE was this change. In my opinion, this was a terrible decision by the developers. GDM was formerly one customizable tool, but, today, but today it is ugly and inflexible. You can not change their themes. There are millions of themes for GDM ... They were killed. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308271

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[New: openFATE 308254] radvd
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 19 Jul '11

19 Jul '11

Feature added by: Per Jessen (pjessen) Feature #308254, revision 1 Title: radvd Package Wishlist: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Per Jessen (pjessen) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: IPv6 router advertisement daemon. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: The IPv6 router advertisement daemon is quite useful for automatic configuration of routes in an IPv6 network. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308254

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[openFATE 308155] armadillo
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 19 Jul '11

19 Jul '11

Feature added by: Stefan Gerlach (gerlachst) Feature #308155, revision 1 Title: armadillo Package Wishlist: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Stefan Gerlach (gerlachst) Description: armadillo[1] is a C++ linear algebra library. It should be installed with blas, lapack and atlas for performance reasons. [1] http://arma.sourceforge.net/ -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308155

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[openFATE 308139] Calibre
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 19 Jul '11

19 Jul '11

Feature added by: Herbert Rangsak (Herbert_Rangsak) Feature #308139, revision 1 Title: Calibre Package Wishlist: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Herbert Rangsak (herbert_rangsak) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Calibre is an ebook library management application. It features library management, format conversion (all major formats are supported), syncing ebook reader devices with the desktop computer, fetch news from the internet and convert it into ebooks, gives you access to your library over the internet with a browser/email client. Calibre is based on Python >2.6, Qt 4.5.1and PyQt 4.5.1License: GPL v3 Homepage: http://calibre.kovidgoyal.net FAQ (Supported formats, supported mobile devices, library management, fetch content from the web): http://calibre.kovidgoyal.net/user_manual/faq.html Use Case: Fetch your favourite newpage from the internet, create an ebook and tranfer it to your smartphone for offline reading. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: Calibre is for ebook readers, what amarok is for audio listeners. 'Plucker' miss some features of calibre (i.e. content server) and calibre fits in my opinion better into modern desktops like KDE or Gnome. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308139

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[openFATE 308137] Logitech QuickCam Messenger
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 19 Jul '11

19 Jul '11

Feature added by: Gerhard Müller (Muhammad1995) Feature #308137, revision 1 Title: Logitech QuickCam Messenger Package Wishlist: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Gerhard Müller (muhammad1995) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Driver for Logitech Webcam (Description: Since OpenSuse 11.1 there are not the Webcam Driver Package "gspcav1-kmp-default" in Webcam-Repository for OpenSuse 11.1. But I remember there was a Package for OpenSuse 11.0 for the adapted Kernel!!!). Use Case: I am from germany but i hope that you understand me Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: I want this, because this package was in the last OpenSuse version 11.0 and i find it pity, that this package with the new OpenSuSE version is it not in the Repository available. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308137

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