December 2009 - openSUSE Features - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[openFATE 307813] Include skype on opensuse 11.3X
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Nov '10

04 Nov '10

Feature added by: Glenn Doig (doiggl) Feature #307813, revision 1 Title: Include skype on opensuse 11.3X openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Glenn Doig (doiggl) Description: Include skype on a opensuse 11.3X Non-oss section (if correct) Sourced skype binary from http://www.skype.com/intl/en/download/skype/linux/choose/ Additional information from http://en.opensuse.org/Skype Please ensure skype installs in a opensuse 64 bit (x86_64) installation as well - From the link - it includes the following: You will need at least these packages before installing Skype. - install libqt4 libqt4-x11 libqt4-dbus-1 libsigc++2 - If you are running on a 64-bit platform, you will also need the *-32bit RPM packages, since Skype is a 32-bit application. install libqt4-32bit libqt4-dbus-1-32bit libqt4-x11-32bit libsigc++2-32bit Thankyou Glenn -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307813

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[openFATE 307766] ZTE MF636+ 3G usb mobiledatamodem support
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Nov '10

04 Nov '10

Feature added by: Suc cee (succee) Feature #307766, revision 1 Title: ZTE MF636+ 3G usb mobiledatamodem support openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Suc cee (succee) Description: Latest (september 18 2009) factory version of openSUSE 11.3 seem not to support yet worldwide very populas ZTE MF636+ 3G usb mobiledatamodem. Could it be included? There's information about it in these threads http://forums.opensuse.org/how-faq-read-only/unreviewed-how-faq/417808-sett… http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/1130260.html Seems that it works "out of the box" in ubuntu/kubuntu 9.xx, so would be nice to have it work too in openSUSE. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307766

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[openFATE 307725] Virtual Machine with latest openSUSE release
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Nov '10

04 Nov '10

Feature added by: Pavol Rusnak (prusnak) Feature #307725, revision 1 Title: Virtual Machine with latest openSUSE release openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Pavol Rusnak (prusnak) Description: Jaromir Cervenka started a little project where everyone can try the latest openSUSE release (atm M7) via VNC or SSH. See http://www.cervajz.com/page/openSUSE-verejne.html (in Czech, but " vncviewer leon.i-tux.cz:1 " and " ssh virtual(a)leon.i-tux.cz -p1111 " should be understandable for everyone :-)) It would be nice if Novell started to provide something similar, because it received a huge positive feedback in Czech and Slovak Linux Community. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307725

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[openFATE 307389] Can the joomla package be included on opensuse
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Nov '10

04 Nov '10

Feature added by: Glenn Doig (doiggl) Feature #307389, revision 1 Title: Can the joomla package be included on opensuse openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Glenn Doig (doiggl) Description: Can the joomla package (Open Source Content Management System) be included on opensuse ? http://www.joomla.org/ (http://www.joomla.org/) Joomla! License Guidelines http://www.joomla.org/content/view/5/6/ (http://www.joomla.org/content/view/5/6/) OBS joomla project https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?package=joomla&project=home%3Aopens… Last build info Rebuild i586 succeeded joomla-1.5.10-4.2.noarch.rpm joomla-1.5.10-4.2.src.rpm joomla-installation-1.5.10-4.2.noarch.rpm Rebuild x86_64 succeeded joomla-1.5.10-4.2.noarch.rpm joomla-1.5.10-4.2.src.rpm joomla-installation-1.5.10-4.2.noarch.rpm Thanks -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307389

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[openFATE 306975] Sort list of in windows domain membership
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Nov '10

04 Nov '10

Feature added by: Todd R (TheBlackCat) Feature #306975, revision 1 Title: Sort list of in windows domain membership openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Todd R (theblackcat) Description: Currently, in the windows domain membership module, when you try to join a domain you are given the option to enter a username and password and to select the Machine Account Organization Unit from a list. This list is provided in no apparent order. At the very least it is not sorted by the name of the organizational unit. This may be fine if there is only a small number of them, but for a large institution there might be hundreds, maybe even thousands. It takes a lot of time to search through ever single item on the list to find the one you belong to. I think it would be much easier if the list was sorted alphabetically by the name of the organizational unit, ideally the leaf organizational unit if there is a heirarchy since users may not know that higher nodes their organizational unit belonds to. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306975

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[openFATE 306925] Adjust Colors of the Default Desktop Wallpaper
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Nov '10

04 Nov '10

Feature added by: Rafael Allende (jeaserve) Feature #306925, revision 1 Title: Adjust Colors of the Default Desktop Wallpaper openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Rafael Allende (jeaserve) Description: In GNOME, the color of the default desktop theme and the colors of the default wallpaper do not fit. Especially look at the title bar of the active window. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306925

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[openFATE 306759] Include video editing software - Kdenlive
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Nov '10

04 Nov '10

Feature added by: Glenn Doig (doiggl) Feature #306759, revision 1 Title: Include video editing software - Kdenlive openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Glenn Doig (doiggl) Description: Include video editing software. >From the website - http://kdenlive.org/ Kdenlive is an intuitive and powerful multi-track video editor, including most recent video technologies. Our software is completely free, in all sences of the expression, as defined by the GNU foundation (http://www.gnu.org/) . Using Kdenlive is investing in a community driven project, which aims to establish relationships between people in order to built the best video tools. Other - http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7413/ -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306759

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[openFATE 306473] Support KDE initiative to build a brand together
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Nov '10

04 Nov '10

Feature added by: Klaas Freitag (kfreitag) Feature #306473, revision 1, last change by Title: Support KDE initiative to build a brand together openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Mandatory openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Mandatory Requested by: Klaas Freitag (kfreitag) Description: Please carefully read http://aseigo.blogspot.com/2009/06/building-brand-together.html Aaron suggests to start combined efforts up- and downstream to create a strong brand for FOSS. Aaron outlines the overall goal: "The desired result is the ability to build a visually identifiable F/OSS desktop brand together , one that fits nicely with your brand as well. This way people can continue to say, "Oh hey, that's $COMPANY $NAME Linux" while giving the human population half a chance to build a relationship with F/OSS itself as a visually identifiable thing.In short: the goal is to increase our net effect in the market by working together." For that, the KDE project is starting to offer a service that helps creating a brand that is fine for both openSUSE and the KDE project. I think we should be an early adoptor here. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306473

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[openFATE 306427] WLAN Driver for eeePCs
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Nov '10

04 Nov '10

Feature added by: Dominik Heidler (dheidler) Feature #306427, revision 1, last change by Title: WLAN Driver for eeePCs openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Dominik Heidler (dheidler) Description: When you are using openSUSE on an eeePC, only unencrypted and WEP Networks are working, because of Asus using a special Version of the Ateros WLAN chipset. You can fix this by installing the Kernel, provided at the end of this thred (http://www.pc-forum24.de/suse-treiber/10335-geloest-ralink-rt2860-unter-ope…) . -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306427

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[openFATE 307546] extract base system from a tar archive
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Nov '10

04 Nov '10

Feature added by: Marvin FourtyTwo (marvin24) Feature #307546, revision 1 Title: extract base system from a tar archive openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Neutral Requested by: Marvin FourtyTwo (marvin24) Description: for new installations, some time can be saved if the basesystem (the part of openSUSE which is independend of the software selection) is extracted from an archive instead of allways installing the same packages everywhere. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307546

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[openFATE 306770] Hiding Interactive Menus within kdm login
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Nov '10

04 Nov '10

Feature added by: John Shand (jshand2008) Feature #306770, revision 1 Title: Hiding Interactive Menus within kdm login openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: John Shand (jshand2008) Description: This would greatly enhance the security of the system as it would prevent the user from logging in in a backwards approach. thus saying this, it would be great if you can create a better security module to include this security feature within the login area. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306770

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[openFATE 306847] Internet Cafe
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Nov '10

04 Nov '10

Feature added by: John Shand (jshand2008) Feature #306847, revision 1 Title: Internet Cafe openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Package Wishlist: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: John Shand (jshand2008) Description: i am half way through my business plan and have decided that i need Thin Clients and high encryption logons and function working seemlessly. it would make life a lot easier if you only had one server to fix up when things go wrong instead of troubleshooting many. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306847

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[New: openFATE 308606] kmess default messenger for kde 4.5
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Nov '10

04 Nov '10

Feature added by: cristian díaz (moldavio) Feature #308606, revision 1 Title: kmess default messenger for kde 4.5 openFATE: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: cristian díaz (moldavio) Description: kmess default messenger for kde 4.5 -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308606

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[openFATE 307499] Default installation desktop decison criteria
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Nov '10

04 Nov '10

Feature added by: David Hodgson (jetojedno) Feature #307499, revision 1 Title: Default installation desktop decison criteria openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: David Hodgson (jetojedno) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: There has been a lot of discussion about the "correct" default installation desktop of openSuSE, and the default for 11.2 was decided based upon popularity. This criterion is fine, but I think this is not the bext criteria for deciding the default installation desktop. The default desktop primarily affects naive Linux users who are not being guided by an experienced Linux user (assuming the default can be changed during the install). These are the people who are most likely to make a passive decision (go with the default). Experienced Linux users and naive users being guided are going to make an active decision for a familiar, recommended or suitable desktop. I would argue that our primary concern should be ensuring that: 1) existing users of Linux / openSuSE are not forced away by the default, and; 2) naive users of Linux should find the transition to Linux as easy as possible. The best criteria for the default installation desktop for naive users is the ease-of-use of the desktop environment (DE), part of which is the desktop's similarity in look-and-feel to Windows. Most naive users will be familiar with Windows and will expect things in Linux to found in the same places and behave in much the same fashion. Part of this similarity is the functionality - are all of the expected components of Windows available and working reliably in the chosen DE? If the quality of support for the leading DEs is maintained than the decision about a default should not force away existing experienced Linux users. I think it unlikely that a decision about the DE default is going to attract experienced Linux users, unless it is projected as a prejudice in the marketing materials. I propose that openSuSE decides the default desktop based upon the DE's ease-of-use for naive Linux users and that the project collects through surveys and other means the information necessary to make this decision objectively. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: We should make this change to maximise the user base for openSuSE. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307499

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[openFATE 306649] Full Google Wave support built in to openSUSE.
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Nov '10

04 Nov '10

Feature added by: Michael Mooney (RaspyYeti) Feature #306649, revision 1 Title: Full Google Wave support built in to openSUSE. Package Wishlist: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Michael Mooney (raspyyeti) Description: Ok as you may have seen in the Google I/O demo video, Google Wave is a very powerful new technology that is built around hosted conversations to enable people to communicate and work together in new and more effective ways But it's use will surpass it's creators concept for Wave. My request is for openSUSE to support both Google Wave provider features and Google Wave user features. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306649

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[openFATE 306308] Preview and cancel functions in openFATE edit mode
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 27 Oct '10

27 Oct '10

Feature added by: Rajko Matovic (rajko_m) Feature #306308, revision 1, last change by Title: Preview and cancel functions in openFATE edit mode openFATE: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Rajko Matovic (rajko_m) Description: Preview button - adds user comment, reply, usecase, testcase but leaves edit window opened, so that user can change layout. Cancel button - quits edit mode and drops all changes. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306308

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[openFATE 306194] openFATE Client
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 27 Oct '10

27 Oct '10

Feature added by: Raúl García (bgta) Feature #306194, revision 1, last change by Title: openFATE Client openFATE: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Raúl García (bgta) Description: It would be interesting to create a client like Bug Buddy to openFATE. With a desktop shortcut, the users can suggest new requirements for future developments. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306194

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[New: openFATE 308462] Automatically vote based on priority
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 27 Oct '10

27 Oct '10

Feature added by: Todd R (TheBlackCat) Feature #308462, revision 1 Title: Automatically vote based on priority openFATE: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Todd R (theblackcat) Description: Currently when a user make a request, they have to make the request, set the priority, and then vote on the idea. However, the priority seems redundant to me. So for instance if a user sets the idea as having a desirable priority, I would suspect the user is very unlikely to then vote the idea down. So I think that if the user sets the priority of an idea as desirable or above, they should automatically vote the idea up as well. If they set the priority as neutral, they should automatically vote neutral for the idea. The user can still go back and change it if they don't, but I think this would be much less common. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308462

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[openFate 305690] Replace System-V init with upstart init
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 27 Oct '10

27 Oct '10

Feature added by: Vitaliy Tomin (HighwayStar) Feature #305690, revision 1, last change by Title: Replace System-V init with upstart init openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Vitaliy Tomin (highwaystar) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Upstart - an event-based init daemon. It can provide more flexible init system for more faster and effective boot and communication with the init daemon over D-Bus. upstart home page http://upstart.ubuntu.com/ -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/?rm=feature_show&id=305690

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[openFATE 306341] Show developer assigned information
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 26 Oct '10

26 Oct '10

Feature added by: Michael Löffler (michl19) Feature #306341, revision 1, last change by Title: Show developer assigned information openFATE: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Michael Löffler (michl19) Description: Currently its not visible for community outside Novell if a developer is set or not. To ease community conribution this information needs to be visible outside the company as well. People then can find features where help is needed much easier and/or a call for contribution can be made. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306341

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[openFate 305312] OpenSUSE <= 11.1 Alpha 2 don't install on SD card
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 06 Oct '10

06 Oct '10

Feature added by: Arvin Schnell <aschnell(a)novell.com> Feature #305312, revision 1, last change by Title: OpenSUSE <= 11.1 Alpha 2 don't install on SD card openSUSE-11.2: New Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Harald Welte <haraldwelte(a)viatech.com> Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: [Please note that I'm working for the CPU+Chipset maker VIA and this is an actually important feature for the 'netbook' class of devices in the coming months] Recently, BIOS vendors have been starting to implement a 'boot from SD card' feature, much like they have added 'boot from USB memory stick' some years ago. The only SD-card host controller that I've seen this implemented for is SDHCI compliant host controllers. While this is a nice feature to support, for most systems it is just a gimmick and not something neccessarry. However, there are hand-held devices such as netbooks in the pipeline which do not have any other mass storage device. No hard disk and no IDE-attached flash disk or the like. They just have one (more likely two or more) SD card slots and you install and store not only your data but the entire operating system on that SD card. Furthermore, there are products like Samsung moviNAND which are basically a SDcard in a BGA package that can be soldered onto a PCB. So from a protocol and software point of view it is a SD card, but it is mechanically soldered onto the board. Such device have gained some popularity in ARM-based designs, but we'll likely see them in the x86 world, too. To make this happen, The distribution installation initrd needs to 1. include and auto-load the sdhc.ko and sdhci_pci.ko kernel modules 2. create the /dev/mmcblk* device nodes as per udev/hotplug events The actual distribution installation program needs to 1. recognize /dev/mmcblk* as block devices that can be used as target device 2. use a grub-install or similar program that can discover the bios drive number to /dev/mmcblk* device name mapping I have outlined the full details at http://wiki.gpl-devices.org/wiki/Installing_Linux_on_booting_SD_card -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/?rm=feature_show&id=305312

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[openFATE 306591] entropy daemons in 11.2
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 06 Oct '10

06 Oct '10

Feature added by: Brandon Philips (philipsb) Feature #306591, revision 1 Title: entropy daemons in 11.2 openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Brandon Philips (philipsb) Description: Headless and diskless servers with limited input have relied on entropy added by interrupts flagged with IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM. However, this feature will be disappearing from the Kernel soon. One solution is to run a daemon to add entropy from userspace to the pool. Example daemons can be found here: * http://www.vanheusden.com/aed/ * http://www.vanheusden.com/ved/ * http://egd.sourceforge.net/ 11.2 should provide these or similar daemons as options for users who require additional entropy sources to keep /dev/random from blocking on read. The Kernel thread discussing this thread can be found here: http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/4/6/283 commit 9d9b8fb0e5ebf4b0398e579f6061d4451fea3242 What: IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM Check: IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM When: July 2009 Why: Many of IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM users are technically bogus as entropy sources in the kernel's current entropy model. To resolve this, every input point to the kernel's entropy pool needs to better document the type of entropy source it actually is. This will be replaced with additional add_*_randomness functions in drivers/char/random.c Who: Robin Getz & Matt Mackall -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306591

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[New: openFATE 308519] Add conntrack Tools
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 06 Oct '10

06 Oct '10

Feature added by: Don Hughes (dehughes) Feature #308519, revision 1 Title: Add conntrack Tools openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Don Hughes (dehughes) Description: Add conntrack tools for iptables from http://conntrack-tools.netfilter.org/ This application allows you to manipulate the connection tracking information under /proc/net/nf_conntrack wiht commands with syntax similar to that of iptables and ipset. The tools alow you to modify the information instead of only beinig able to list it. They also provide a way to keep the tracking information on a backup system in sync with the production system. I found that they provided a much eaier way to recover from a hung nat'ed VoIP sip connection than the previous methods (adjusting the conntrack timeout values to expire all the connections, rebooting, restarting interfaces, kicking things, all of the above) i.e. conntrack -D --orig-src <ip of sip gateway> also provided are conntrack -L (list) -G (get) -D (delete) -I (create/insert) -E (event, sort of like tail) -F (flush) with a number of filter parameters to match addresses, protocols, families, ports, etc. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308519

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[openFATE 306616] test feature
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 02 Oct '10

02 Oct '10

Feature added by: Michael Löffler (michl_test) Feature #306616, revision 1 Title: test feature openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Michael Löffler (michl_test) Description: test feature -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306616

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[openFATE 307838] OpenLDAP build with tcmalloc
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 29 Sep '10

29 Sep '10

Feature added by: Dieter Kluenter (dkluenter) Feature #307838, revision 1 Title: OpenLDAP build with tcmalloc Package Wishlist: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Dieter Kluenter (dkluenter) Description: libtcmalloc has been proved to encrease stability of OpenLDAP with regard to memory allocation and thread handling. I would like to request to build OpenLDAP with tcmalloc . -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307838

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