May 2010 - openSUSE Features - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[New: openFATE 308607] change kickoff menu for most smouth menu
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 26 Jun '17

26 Jun '17

Feature added by: cristian díaz (moldavio) Feature #308607, revision 1 Title: change kickoff menu for most smouth menu openFATE: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: cristian díaz (moldavio) Description: hange kickoff menu for most smouth menu -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308607

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[openFATE 306737] improve displaying of the release notes
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 26 Jun '17

26 Jun '17

Feature added by: Karl Eichwalder (keichwa) Feature #306737, revision 1 Title: improve displaying of the release notes Hackweek IV: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Karl Eichwalder (keichwa) Description: I think we'd need additonal navigation links. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306737

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[openFATE 306732] review existing opensuse enhancement requests
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 26 Jun '17

26 Jun '17

Feature added by: Juergen Weigert (jnweiger) Feature #306732, revision 1 Title: review existing opensuse enhancement requests Hackweek IV: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Juergen Weigert (jnweiger) Description: go through the list of enhancement bugzilla items and fate request against opensuse.org / buildservice / package wishlist, grab some, and implement them. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306732

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[New: openFATE 308269] kde4 on netbook
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 26 Jun '17

26 Jun '17

Feature added by: Agustin Chavarria (dj_ubun_1) Feature #308269, revision 1 Title: kde4 on netbook openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Agustin Chavarria (dj_ubun_1) Description: it should create a version of opensuse with kde version netbook, to how ubuntu is doing. with plasma netbook -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308269

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[New: openFATE 309237] Bigger default panel
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 26 Jun '17

26 Jun '17

Feature added by: Mircea Kitsune (MirceaKitsune) Feature #309237, revision 1 Title: Bigger default panel openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Mircea Kitsune (mirceakitsune) Description: This is a minor change introduced in 11.2 which I believe Opensuse might have been better without. I find the default panel in 11.2 / 11.3 milestone 3 (KDE 4) a bit too small. It's closer to the Windows Taskbar's size, but for Linux I think the previous size was better (I like the default one in 11.1 personally). In my opinion, the current size is not only a bit uglier (the panel's too small compared to everything else) but also makes it harder to click on some buttons, like desktops which are vertically half the size of the pointer. Here are a few screenshots showing the default panel I'm addressing: http://www.linuxforu.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/04-KDE4-Desktop.png -- http://jjtcomputing.co.uk/images/opensuse11.2-desktop.png I believe 35-40 would be a nice default size, the current default apparently being 30 (measured in units shown when clicking Panel Options and dragging the Height slider in 11.2). Of course everyone resizes it to their own like after installing Opensuse, so this hardly has any importance. Just a suggestion for what I believe would be a better default if anyone else agrees. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/309237

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[New: openFATE 308610] create interactive dialog for firewall
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 26 Jun '17

26 Jun '17

Feature added by: cristian díaz (moldavio) Feature #308610, revision 1 Title: create interactive dialog for firewall openFATE: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: cristian díaz (moldavio) Description: create interactive dialog for firewalls for aplications ej p2p apps -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308610

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[New: openFATE 308467] Proprietary install driver HELP guide
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Lee Matheson (oldcpu) Feature #308467, revision 1 Title: Proprietary install driver HELP guide openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Lee Matheson (oldcpu) Description: A constant criticism of openSUSE is the lack of an easy continuous installation of proprietary graphic drivers. Is it not possible to post specific (and very obvious) help links to community wiki that provides guidance as to how the proprietary graphic drivers can be installed (as opposed to just a general statement) ? i.e. a link for community help page for ATI proprietary graphic drivers and a similar one for nVidia proprietary graphic drivers. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308467

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[openFATE 308202] Speech recognition
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Daniel FAIVRE (geomaticien) Feature #308202, revision 1 Title: Speech recognition openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Daniel FAIVRE (geomaticien) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Linux and therefore OpenSuSE desktops still lacks speech recognition. Despite nearly everything else is better than under the dark side of Operating Systems ... Some progress were made in open source recognition engines and therefore progress in their desktop integration become a desired feature for a growing number of users. Such a feature requires a full desktop integration and the ability to recognize the dictation of a text in any text editor. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: Speech recognition is integrated to windoz desktop since windoz fista, and that is a very cool feature and an accessibility important asset. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308202

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[openFATE 306989] More Help to new Users
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Ney walens de Mesquita (nwm) Feature #306989, revision 1 Title: More Help to new Users openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Ney walens de Mesquita (nwm) Description: OK, opensuse is very simple to use, i agree, but many users just don't understand how a linux system works... what's a package??... why i have to use a Package Manager??!! Where is my network configuration?? why this is so diferent from windows or Mac?? Ubuntu today is the larger linux distribution because some reasons... follow a list of some important features that we can learn from: 1 - Too many community support (ok, openSUSE has this one) 2 - LTS release cicle (this is for SLED and SLES, i know) 3 - Too many manuals, documentation and Help (openSUSE has this one too) 4 - Costumized version of yelp with manuals to commom tasks, like use tha package manager and install codecs (i think that is the point) I sugest that openSUSE can do some advances on item 4 and this can help new users to understand how openSUSE works. I think that yast can be more explained by module on yelp, but in a easy way for end users and not thecnical way. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306989

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[openFate 305548] YaST-Qt: More informative "Installation Summary"
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Stephan Binner <stbinner(a)novell.com> Feature #305548, revision 1, last change by Title: YaST-Qt: More informative "Installation Summary" openSUSE-11.2: New Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Stephan Binner <stbinner(a)novell.com> Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: The YaST Qt package manager should provide as much information in the "Installation Summary" view as zypper, esp the overall download size to expect and how much disk space will be freed/used after performing the operation. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/?rm=feature_show&id=305548

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[openFATE 306619] open firmware for some broadcom wifi cards
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Mariusz Fik (Fisiu) Feature #306619, revision 1 Title: open firmware for some broadcom wifi cards openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Mariusz Fik (fisiu) Description: It could be fine to ship openSUSE 11.2 with open firmware for broadcom wifi cards. Then, some cards will work out-of-box. For this chips currently unsupported we still have "install_bcm43xx_firmware". Known supported boards until now: 4306, 4311(rev1), 4318 and 4320 http://www.ing.unibs.it/openfwwf/ (http://www.ing.unibs.it/openfwwf/) -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306619

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[openFATE 307471] more scrollback on text console
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Ralph Ulrich (ulenrich) Feature #307471, revision 1 Title: more scrollback on text console openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Ralph Ulrich (ulenrich) Description: double scrollback in kernel config, now has: CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE=64 (or you will never see "zypper -vv dup" output while maintaining your system.) -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307471

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[openFATE 307488] Simplify Menus (More like Debian/Ubuntu)
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Jason Fergus (jfergus) Feature #307488, revision 1 Title: Simplify Menus (More like Debian/Ubuntu) openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Jason Fergus (jfergus) Description: I am always shocked at how sloppy the menus are in not only openSUSE, but Mandriva, etc. Most of them have the structure of Applications -> Internet -> Browsers -> Firefox If there is ONE entry under browswers, why have a sub menu? That's one more bit of waiting you have to do for the sub menu to open. Debian and Ubuntu both have it set up as Applications -> Internet -> Firefox. Makes far more sense that way. Now what would be nice is a programmatical way to have the menus create a sub menu if (and only if) the full menu starts to get too full, or there are at least 5 of an application 'type'. This obviously would require some things beyond just the distributions though, and instead would require some alterations to the freedesktop spec for creating menu entries. I do feel that this would help with some major frustrations of users who are thinking of switching. I seriously would have stayed with using openSUSE except for this issue (and the billion different repositories that are out there.) Please FIX THE MENUS! -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307488

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[openFATE 306282] Restricted Guest Account
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Stephan Binner (Beineri) Feature #306282, revision 1, last change by Title: Restricted Guest Account openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Stephan Binner (beineri) Description: openSUSE should support a "Guest" account with a temporary home directory and restricted permissions (via AppArmor, like not being able to start application with console privileges, look into home directories as "other" user etc.). An authenticated user has to enable/start this user account. This could be either implemented with a by default existing but inactivated user account (like Windows) or temporary created user account via login manager/session switch applet (like Ubuntu, https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/gdm-guest-login) Use Case: Allow to lend your laptop to someone else for quick email check, surfing or playing music at a party. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306282

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[New: openFATE 308373] Packman Automatic Setup
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Zachary Klein (zak89) Feature #308373, revision 1 Title: Packman Automatic Setup openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Zachary Klein (zak89) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Automate the enablement of the Packman repository (and installation common codecs) as part of the first system update (similar to "pullin-msfonts"), either by using a "pullin" pseudo-package or by simpling auto-enabling the repo in Yast. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: It appears that openSUSE's "multimedia experience" is very dependant on the third-party Packman repository. While it's great that we have excellent repository management, and enabling third party repos is a breeze, I think it is still less than obvious to new users; even those with prior Linux experience but who are new to openSUSE. Not being able to play your music or video collections is a pretty glaring deficiency for a new user. My suggestion is reasonably simple (I think). Since adding the Packman repo and installing common codecs is the first thing most desktop users will want to do (or need to do but not know it), why not add it as part of the first system update (similar to the "pullin flash player/msfonts" packages).Either have the system "install" a package that adds the repo for the user (and pulls in common codecs), or have Yast enable the repo itself (it's already got the url information, as you can see in the "Community Repositories" dialog). I don't know what legal issues the last option might cause, but the first one (installing a "pseudo package") is already being used for the flash player and msfonts; couldn't we do something similar? The user could always opt out of it by unchecking the "pullin-packman" patch when updateing. If this feature could be added, then the first system update the user performs (and most users I think will not be put off by the idea of an OS update) will take care one of the biggest newbie complaints about Linux ("I can't play my mp3s!"). I don't know what hurdles this may pose, but it seems relatively straightforward to me. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308373

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[New: openFATE 309359] Software management idea:Missing drivers/firmware feature
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: ryan smith (ryan1414) Feature #309359, revision 1 Title: Software management idea:Missing drivers/firmware feature openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Mandatory Requested by: ryan smith (ryan1414) Description: I have a feature request for OpenSUSE 11.3. In Yast's Software management, there should be a "missing drivers/firmware" section where once a user clicks on there it will scan a PC's hardware that doesn't have a driver/firmware, then it will display the missing drivers/firmware that users can download. This will save alot of time for beginners who don't even know what drivers/firmware they need for their wifi card, printer, etc. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/309359

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[openFATE 308163] Add mc (midnight commander) to selected packages by default during installation
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 13 Jun '17

13 Jun '17

Feature added by: Yuri Baranow (ybaranow) Feature #308163, revision 1 Title: Add mc (midnight commander) to selected packages by default during installation openFATE: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Yuri Baranow (ybaranow) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: During installation, after selecting desktop type (gnome or kde) by defaultthe packageMC (Midnight Commander) is always turned off. Add MC package to be selected for installation by default. Thank you. Use Case: Every installation from any media Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: From year to year, from version to version when I install suse, after selecting desktop type (gnome or kde) I always MUST go into detailed package selection to turn on MC (Midnight Commander) to be installed also. This become very anoying for me. :-( Oh, Please... Add MC package to be selected for installation. Thank you. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308163

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[openFATE 307418] Parental control module
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

Feature added by: Jean Cayron (jeancayron) Feature #307418, revision 1 Title: Parental control module openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Jean Cayron (jeancayron) Description: It would be fine to have a GUI in YaST similar with Mandriva's Parental Control "Drakguard". Parental control is something more en more important for safety with computing in family and Linux can't avoid to be distributed into the families. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307418

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[New: openFATE 308878] Add KDE Info Center to System Settings
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

Feature added by: Roman Bysh (Romanator) Feature #308878, revision 1 Title: Add KDE Info Center to System Settings openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Roman Bysh (romanator) Description: I propose adding the KDE Info Center to System Settings or even Sysinfo. It provides more information than sysinfo provides at this time. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308878

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[openFATE 306762] Implemens tool like apt-listbugs of Debian
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

Feature added by: Vicenç Juan Tomàs Monserrat (vtomasr5) Feature #306762, revision 1 Title: Implemens tool like apt-listbugs of Debian openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Vicenç Juan Tomàs Monserrat (vtomasr5) Description: For system administrators to know the open bugs in the packages is very important to know whether to install or not. Would be a good feature! -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306762

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[New: openFATE 309389] add /usr/local to KDEDIRS
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

Feature added by: Stefan Majewsky (majewsky) Feature #309389, revision 1 Title: add /usr/local to KDEDIRS openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Stefan Majewsky (majewsky) Description: By default, CMake-powered KDE apps are installed to /usr/local, but KDE won't pickup data files and configs from this directory tree because the KDEDIRS environment variable does not include /usr/local. This problem can currently be circumvented by setting the installation prefix to /usr (which is asking for trouble because of possible clashes with RPM) or by adding /usr/local to KDEDIRS manually, which is error-prone (esp. for new users). Therefore, I propose that /usr/local be included in the KDEDIRS environment variable by default (with a lower precedence than /usr, of course). -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/309389

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[New: openFATE 308361] Offer remastered isos for released versions every N months
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 09 Jun '17

09 Jun '17

Feature added by: Bernhard Wiedemann (bmwiedemann) Feature #308361, revision 1 Title: Offer remastered isos for released versions every N months openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Bernhard Wiedemann (bmwiedemann) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Offer remastered isos for released versions every N months - with sane N being in range (6..12) Remastering has been done once for 10.1: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-announce/2006-10/msg00001.html cons: methods to make current factory.iso might not work for older releases if isos shall be officially supported, some installation testing is needed (for N>3, a determined individual (e.g. me) could easily do that) Alternatives: Kiwi, SUSE Studio - but those lack GM templates and are not as easy-to-use for that purpose for a user from the general public keywords: remastered, respin, servicepack, slipstream Use Case: User A wants to install a stable version of openSUSE on his father's computer, but since his father only has a modem connection, installing 100 MB of updates after installation to have a secure system is not possible. So user A downloads openSUSE-11.1-DVD-remastered1-i586.iso over his broadband Internet connection, burns it and installs it, needing to fetch at most updates of the last N months over slow Internet. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: openSUSE GM isos are usually released with dozens of known issues and hundreds of unknown issues for which later updates are released. https://features.opensuse.org/308284 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00004.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00004.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00008.html pro: allows installations in cases where bugs in original network/IDE/SATA/graphics driver prevented easy installation+update allows to cleanup other ugly installation issues like https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=556868 allows to easily install an updated system where no broadband internet connection is available compared to current GM isos, such an DVD iso is better suited for user-archives after discontinuation, when updates become unavailable hardly any extra work needed, as updates are already created and tested existing image-creation mechanisms can be re-used sort of the most bug-free openSUSE we can get -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308361

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[New: openFATE 308323] Integration Dynamic Kernel Module Support
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 09 Jun '17

09 Jun '17

Feature added by: Thomas Beimel (RheydterGekko) Feature #308323, revision 1 Title: Integration Dynamic Kernel Module Support Package Wishlist: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Thomas Beimel (rheydtergekko) Description: Integrate DKMS in openSuSE repositories Especially for more unexperienced users, it is a hassle to compile kernel modules again and again if a kernel update is executed automatically. For such users it would be much easier if kernel modules e.g. needed for virtual machines like VirtualBox would be recompiled and reconfigured automatically like in other distributions like Ubuntu, Fedora,... with DKMS. I think DKMS is one great feature that openSuSE misses and has to include. Example why DKMS is so important: Different rather unexperienced users that I convinced using Linux like the GUI etc. and miss the abilities to work with simple commands on the terminal. So if they cannot get help from another person, they would not be able to use their preconfigured virtual machine anymore because of an mandatory kernel update that is made automatically. Please add Dynamic Kernel Module Support to SuSE soon! -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308323

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[openFATE 306978] Comment Delete Button
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 06 Jun '17

06 Jun '17

Feature added by: Hendrik Vogelsang (hennevogel) Feature #306978, revision 1 Title: Comment Delete Button openFATE: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Hendrik Vogelsang (hennevogel) Description: Project/Product managers and Screening Team Members should have the possibility to delete comments to remove spam and improve readability of features. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306978

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[openFATE 306583] "My Votes" list
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 06 Jun '17

06 Jun '17

Feature added by: Stephan Binner (Beineri) Feature #306583, revision 1 Title: "My Votes" list openFATE: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Stephan Binner (beineri) Description: It would be nice to have, analogous to Bugzilla, besides the "My Features" link a "My Votes" list (at best showing directly how one has voted on each features too). -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306583

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[New: openFATE 309617] customize hostname at install time
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 27 May '17

27 May '17

Feature added by: Alin M Elena (ealin) Feature #309617, revision 1 Title: customize hostname at install time openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Alin M Elena (ealin) Description: IN the automatic configuration mode at install time you cannot specify the hostname... -- which by the way is displayed in your kde menu and of course in the konsole... I find this despicable on aesthetic grounds... Now putting the joke aside I find it strange to give the user the choice to decide what encryption method to use (as a brainless option) but changing the name of the computer to be considered as advanced... I know you can do it by choosing a manual configuration... but for a normal user that may prove a little bit challenging to have to decide on a lot of other things in order just to choose a lousy name for his computer., Alin -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/309617

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[openFATE 307521] make GRUB text to speech option visible
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 26 May '17

26 May '17

Feature added by: Jan Weber (japa83) Feature #307521, revision 1 Title: make GRUB text to speech option visible openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Jan Weber (japa83) Description: GRUB, at least the one on DVD, is able to speak the selections. This can be enabled by pressing the F9 key in GRUB. This feature is not shown in the menu, it would be great to have it visible inside GRUB so people get to know this feature. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307521

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[openFate 305305] 1-click uninstall
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Michael Loeffler <michl(a)novell.com> Feature #305305, revision 1, last change by Title: 1-click uninstall openSUSE-11.2: Evaluation Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Michael Loeffler <michl(a)novell.com> Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: An easy way to remove Software! For example: you installed an application with "1-click install" (which will install all the packages that you need), there should be an easy way (also with 1 click) to remove what you have installed with that 1-click operation... in another words: an "1-click Uninstall" to remove installed software (dependencies and packages included). -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/?rm=feature_show&id=305305

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[openFATE 306900] Mobile openSUSE portal
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Andrew Wafaa (FunkyPenguin) Feature #306900, revision 1 Title: Mobile openSUSE portal Hackweek IV: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Andrew Wafaa (funkypenguin) Description: I aim to complete my previously started openSUSE on Symbian (http://www.wafaa.eu/index.php?/archives/196-openSUSE-on-Symbian.html) portal to work fully with all services, including Bugzilla and Hermes. I will require help with this, particularily with JavaScript. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306900

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[New: openFATE 308896] Add option to automatic update to install all updates, not just patches
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Tim Edwards (tk83) Feature #308896, revision 1 Title: Add option to automatic update to install all updates, not just patches openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Tim Edwards (tk83) Description: The Automatic Update configuration configurable through YAST->Online Update Configuration currently only installs patch updates. An option should be added to install all updates (ie. this would run 'zypper up' without the '-t patches' option). (This new option should be off by default to avoid changing the current behaviour too much.) -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308896

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[openFATE 306439] Include Eucalyptus in 11.2
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Andrew Wafaa (FunkyPenguin) Feature #306439, revision 1, last change by Title: Include Eucalyptus in 11.2 openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Andrew Wafaa (funkypenguin) Description: Please could we include Eucalyptus in the next release? For thos unaware of Eucalyptus please see their homepage (http://www.eucalyptus.com/) , and for those that are too lazy to do that - Eucalyptus is an Open Source alternative to Amazon's EC2 Cloud computing offering. This is the very product that Ubuntu are using for their " Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/serveredition/cloud/UEC) ". I am not advocating a "jump on the bandwagon" or "keeping up with the jones'" attitude. I am however advocating empowering our distribution and community with the necessary tools to stay ahead of the pack. I can also see several instances where the openSUSE project could potentially benifit from implementing our own cloud - it's no secret that there are some infrastructure constraints, and going down the Utility/Grid/Cloud/$Current_Buzz_Word computing may help things. For those that question whether there is a demand for it, I will admit there may not be a huge demand at the moment. The key thing is if we can market it right (in co-operation with Eucalyptus) we can get a much bigger uptake on both products - even our darling SLE cousin can join in the fun ;-) -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306439

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[New: openFATE 309367] Suggest packagekit to quit when it conflicts with yast sw_single
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Atri Bhattacharya (badshah400) Feature #309367, revision 1 Title: Suggest packagekit to quit when it conflicts with yast sw_single openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Mandatory Requested by: Atri Bhattacharya (badshah400) Description: In response to zypper sending a quit signal to packagekit when packagekitd conflicts with its operation as outlined in Bug 580513 (bugzilla.novell.com) the same should be implemented for the software management module in YaST since it is more visible there and novice users who are most likely to be confused by the conflict in question usually use the GUI more than the command line interface of zypper. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/309367

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[openFATE 306899] Porting OSC to Symbian platform
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Andrew Wafaa (FunkyPenguin) Feature #306899, revision 1 Title: Porting OSC to Symbian platform Hackweek IV: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Andrew Wafaa (funkypenguin) Description: My intention is to try and port the great Build Service's OSC tool to the Symbian platform. This will enable users to keep on top of Build Service tasks even whilst on the move. I will use PyS60 to create the installable package and use the latest code available in SVN. The only aspect that I forsee users not being able to do is to actually do a local build, but all other functions should work without issue. Use Case: I'm sat in a cafe enjoying the scenary with a croissant and cup of coffee and I receive an e-mail from Hermes advising of a submit request on a project that I'm the maintainer of. I can then accept/decline the request there and then, rather than having to ssh into my machine at home and do it. It will also be possible to create new packages etc directly from my device. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306899

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[openFATE 306614] Todoodle
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Cornelius Schumacher (cschum) Feature #306614, revision 1 Title: Todoodle Requested by: Cornelius Schumacher (cschum) Description: This is my award winning notes taking application, which I use formy private needs, but which hasn't seen much development over the last time. Itwould be nice to give it some more polish and do a proper release for thepublic. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306614

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[openFATE 306470] Support Novell GroupWise in KDE as Akonadi resource
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Will Stephenson (wstephenson) Feature #306470, revision 1, last change by Title: Support Novell GroupWise in KDE as Akonadi resource openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Will Stephenson (wstephenson) Description: bug #277049 and numerous other, stability, problems can be solved by migrating the KDE 3 groupwise resource to Akonadi. The migration was begun already in January. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306470

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[openFATE 306613] Krest
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Cornelius Schumacher (cschum) Feature #306613, revision 1 Title: Krest Requested by: Cornelius Schumacher (cschum) Description: I have worked on some infrastructure for creating C++ bindings for RESTservices in the context of the Kode project. kxml_compiler already supportscreating data model classes from XML examples. The missing piece is a tool toguide creation of these classes and associated transport bindings according tothe needs of the developer. The goal would be to implement a guided bindingcreation by example in contrast to the usual approach of taking a full formalspec of transport and format. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306613

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[openFATE 306611] Plutimikation
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Cornelius Schumacher (cschum) Feature #306611, revision 1 Title: Plutimikation Requested by: Cornelius Schumacher (cschum) Description: My math learning application for children could need some love.It works, but it could have some more motivational features. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306611

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[openFATE 306608] Grand Unified Social Network
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Cornelius Schumacher (cschum) Feature #306608, revision 1 Title: Grand Unified Social Network Requested by: Cornelius Schumacher (cschum) Description: Many sites let you manage your social networkins ome way, Facebook, Xing, Linkedin, OpenDesktop. Even Twitter and sites like Gitorious provide some of these functionality. It would be great to put all thisinfo together on the desktop and integrate it in some unified scheme, which merges and connects all your different social networks you have build on theweb. This certainly would be a UI challenge, but it has quite some potential. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306608

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[openFATE 306607] Xing client lib
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Cornelius Schumacher (cschum) Feature #306607, revision 1 Title: Xing client lib Requested by: Cornelius Schumacher (cschum) Description: Xing is said to have some API to access the data about yoursocial network. It would be great to have a client lib, which allows to get holdof this data for further usage on the desktop, e.g. putting it in youraddressbook, or connecting it to the data of other social networks. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306607

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[openFATE 306599] Web App for Cert Bulletins
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Kurt Garloff (garloff) Feature #306599, revision 1 Title: Web App for Cert Bulletins Requested by: Kurt Garloff (garloff) Description: Build a prototype for handling the certification database and bulletins using a modern Web Application framework. Current choice would be django as it's rather powerful and uses a language I'm very much in favor of. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306599

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[New: openFATE 308846] Option to "download only" rpm files in cache
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Eduardo Sotomayor (Easgs) Feature #308846, revision 1 Title: Option to "download only" rpm files in cache openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Eduardo Sotomayor (easgs) Description: In yast, there is the option when setting up software repositories to keep rpm files in cache after a software installation, it would be good to have too an option "Download only", with this option you will be able to get a program with all its dependencies ready to install later in a computer without internet without affecting the current system. This option is available in ubuntu apt-get with the option -d -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308846

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[New: openFATE 308892] Replace scim with IBUS
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Mingxi Wu (Mingxi_Wu) Feature #308892, revision 1 Title: Replace scim with IBUS openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Mingxi Wu (mingxi_wu) Description: SCIM upstream is almost dead. We should not keep an unmaintained software in openSUSE. IBUS (http://code.google.com/p/ibus/) a new developed input method is very active and full functionality, and other distributions like Ubuntu (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/desktop-karmic-input-methods) and Fedora already had done this. We have some contributors done the IBUS packaging at OBS https://build.opensuse.org/project/show?project=home:swyear:ibus . Everything is OK on my openSUSE 11.2 box except fail to enable it in a gnomesu window, but this is not a problem as other distributions don't have this bug. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308892

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[New: openFATE 309221] Simplify adding OBS repos
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Stefan Majewsky (majewsky) Feature #309221, revision 1 Title: Simplify adding OBS repos openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Stefan Majewsky (majewsky) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: When I want to add a build service repository, I have to find a quite cryptic URL, such as http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/KDE4:/Factory:/Desktop/openS…. Much of the information in this URL is redundant and error-prone, such as the domain and the distribution version. It would be much nicer if Zypper and YaST knew about the repo structure of the OBS, so I could type something like obs://KDE:KDE4:Factory:Desktop, and have Zypper/YaST figure out the rest. Extra points if browsers could figure out that "obs://" URLs should be handled by YaST. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: This reduces error sources. For example, if I provided some repository that provides some closed-source drivers, I would currently have to provide a gigantic list of repository URLs for all supported openSUSE versions. With the proposed change, the description for how to use such a repository would boil down to: 1. Add the repository "obs://home:foobar:importantdrivers". 2. Do a system upgrade. With the browser integration, we could even have something like a one-click installation for repositories. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/309221

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[New: openFATE 308424] Please port Light style revision 2 theme to KDE4
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Ilya Chernykh (Ansus) Feature #308424, revision 1 Title: Please port Light style revision 2 theme to KDE4 openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Ilya Chernykh (ansus) Description: Please port Light style revision 2 theme from KDE3 to KDE4. This is the best-looking widget theme ever in my opinion. This makes transition to KDE4 much easier and allows for better coexistence of KDE3 and KDE4 applications. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308424

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[openFATE 307842] Update eclipse to latest version
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Glenn Doig (doiggl) Feature #307842, revision 1 Title: Update eclipse to latest version openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Glenn Doig (doiggl) Description: Update eclipse to latest version as found in http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ Thanks Glenn -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307842

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[openFate 305664] Server CD
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Martin Schlander (cb400f) Feature #305664, revision 1, last change by Title: Server CD openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Martin Schlander (cb400f) Description: Providing an official openSUSE server cd - with some often used server software - and perhaps a lightweight window manager like icewm or similar - would be a great thing for a number of reasons. - openSUSE is generally considered a desktop centric distribution, providing a server cd would do a heck of a lot to highligt the excellent (home-)server qualities of openSUSE. - The few people that realize that the openSUSE DVD/netinstall actually offers text mode/server installation, are often discouraged by needing to download a full DVD, or do troublesome and slow http/ftp installation. - Server users are generally more technical people, it would be beneficial to attract more of these to the openSUSE project. - More people using openSUSE on home servers would likely have spill-over effects on SLES sales. - An openSUSE server cd, would be an excellent response to Ubuntu server edition and Microsoft Home Server. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/?rm=feature_show&id=305664

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[New: openFATE 308314] better wine integration
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Sharque uddin Ahmed Farooqui (safknw) Feature #308314, revision 1 Title: better wine integration openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Sharque uddin Ahmed Farooqui (safknw) Description: There are times we need to use windows applications. Wine applications does not integrate well with with rest of desktop. There is no menu entry for wine settings. Also there should be menu for reboot wine. I use wine for Heidisql (Mysql admin tool) and some time for games. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308314

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[openFate 305582] Off-Line one click install (MSI for Linux)
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Duncan Mac-Vicar <dmacvicar(a)novell.com> Feature #305582, revision 1, last change by Title: Off-Line one click install (MSI for Linux) openSUSE-11.2: New Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Duncan Mac-Vicar <dmacvicar(a)novell.com> Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Idea from community member Raul Romero. Same concept as MSI packages for Windows but exploiting the One Click Install concept of openSUSE (and therefore inheriting the simplicity, code and security. Basically a compressed file which includes a repository inside, plus one click install information, and a script to trigger the oneclickinstall handler with the data as payload in the script. Therefore is a collection of rpms that can be installed detailed description is here http://en.opensuse.org/OSI There is already a prototype working. Example script: http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/363315/MozillaFirefox.osi This requires some extra features in one click install and other pieces * ability to force OneClick to add the repo (the one inside the compressed file) Additionally I see other features: * ability to suggest an update repo for the installed bundle * support from build service to generate bundles * easy way to generate them locally Out of scope but interesting: * Ablity to trigger a YaST workflow (its own control.xml?) Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: This solves the business case of distributing service packs, applications, codecs bundles by just downloading a big file, 100% offline, supporting dependencies and repo signatures. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/?rm=feature_show&id=305582

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[openFATE 306907] Add support for Ksplice
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Stephan Kleine (bitshuffler) Feature #306907, revision 1 Title: Add support for Ksplice openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Stephan Kleine (bitshuffler) Description: KSplice allows it currently to apply most but not all kernel updates without the need to reboot which is especially great for servers. It's backed by a newly founded corporation that continually tries to improve it so hopefully sometime in the future a reboot wont be necessary for any kernel update. Fedora as well as Ubuntu already support it so openSUSE shouldn't stay behind. URL: http://www.ksplice.com/ -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306907

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[New: openFATE 309487] Clean out X11 keyboard configuration in YaST
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 24 May '17

24 May '17

Feature added by: Jiří Suchomel (jsuchome) Feature #309487, revision 1 Title: Clean out X11 keyboard configuration in YaST Requested by: Jiří Suchomel (jsuchome) Developer: (Novell) Developer: (Novell) Description: Currently, 'yast2 keyboard' is using kind of strange way of determining which X11 keyboard layout to use. There's a map of internal YaST keyboard names, to which the list of kbd console maps is mapped (like, us.map.gz). Such console map is taken as a parameter for calling /usr/sbin/xkbctrl script, which returns the informations about corresponding X11 keyboard layout (usable for setxkbmap). One problem is that not for all languages, there's a sense to have console map, and because of this situation in YaST, we are using files like ar.map.gz, which are only links to us.map.gz. Other part is that the list of X11 keyboard layouts is part of sax2-tools package which we probably want to drop. New solution would mean that YaST has all the information currently provided by xkbctrl: either by building its own data structure (if there's no other application using it), or using a better way to get the data YaST needs to know. References: https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=603950 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=601587 -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/309487

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