June 2010 - openSUSE Features - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[openFATE 306949] Clearing Documents List from GNOME Slab Menu
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

Feature added by: Eric Yeoh (yeoheric) Feature #306949, revision 1 Title: Clearing Documents List from GNOME Slab Menu openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Eric Yeoh (yeoheric) Description: There is no feature in openSUSE or SLED 11 to clear recently used documents under the GNOME desktop using the Slab Menu. This presents a possible privacy issue. If there is a way to clear via context-menu will be great. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306949

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[openFATE 306953] yast-GRUB: graphic
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

Feature added by: manuel m (manuel_songokuh) Feature #306953, revision 1 Title: yast-GRUB: graphic openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: manuel m (manuel_songokuh) Description: hello.. i want new grub from yast! i want not change grub from yast but new graphic and little change..i will send you my pictures..but my languange is italian ok? this picture is default of grub from yast opensuse 11.1 64bit (view-source://http//digilander.libero.it/jaoken2/grub-installazione.png) http://digilander.libero.it/jaoken2/grub-installazione.png (view-source://http//digilander.libero.it/jaoken2/grub-installazione.png) this is my idea for new graphic: http://digilander.libero.it/jaoken2/grub-presentaz.png (view-source://http//digilander.libero.it/jaoken2/grub-presentaz.png) this reason..it's for not-espert or neo-user, for not panic during install grub.. now i do an example picture for step-step: http://digilander.libero.it/jaoken2/1-step.png http://digilander.libero.it/jaoken2/2-step.png http://digilander.libero.it/jaoken2/3-step.png http://digilander.libero.it/jaoken2/4-step.png http://digilander.libero.it/jaoken2/5-step.png what do you think about pictures? -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306953

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[openFATE 306971] keep the previous kernel after update process
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

Feature added by: Ioan Vancea (IonutVan) Feature #306971, revision 1 Title: keep the previous kernel after update process openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Ioan Vancea (ionutvan) Description: I would like to see that "feature" implemented default because after kernel updates many times there were a lot of issues and to change back to the previous version is not very easy for a novice user. For example after a kernel update I have problems with encrypted filesystems, or the sound stopped to work, .... Yes, I know that it is possible to change the behaviour to keep the old kernel but why not to be default. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306971

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[openFATE 307114] Add "Upgradable" and "Upgradable (upstream)" filters to YaST Software Management
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

Feature added by: Alexander shaduri (alex_sh) Feature #307114, revision 1 Title: Add "Upgradable" and "Upgradable (upstream)" filters to YaST Software Management openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Alexander shaduri (alex_sh) Description: I used to use Synaptic+apt on openSUSE 10.3. Since upgrading to 11.1 I switched to using YaST for my package management needs. I follow some Build Service repositories, so frequently there are packages to be upgraded. Unfortunately, compared to Synaptic, YaST's package upgrade mechanisms are way too unusable. Synaptic had two simple but very useful features - "Upgradable" and "Upgradable (upstream)" filters. "Upgradable" shows all the packages that have newer versions available. "Upgradable (upstream)" shows packages which have newer upstream versions (that is, it won't show "example-1.0.0-1" => "example-1.0.0-3", but will show "example-1.0.0-1" => "example-1.0.1-1"). This is important since the release version is usually changed on every recompile, and filtering the upgrades by the actual "new version" is more handy. Without these filters I have to basically scroll through ALL installed packages, looking for the "blue-versioned" ones. This is making it simply unusable. Also, adding to the unusability is the "Installed (Available)" column. The last components of the available versions are almost always hidden unless I resize it to a quite large size, and even then, it's very hard to read. Compare it to the following (both versions can be seen easily): http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/files/www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/node… Steps to Reproduce: 1. Subscribe to a couple of heavily-populated repositories from Build Service. 2. Try browsing through upgradable packages. openSUSE 11.1 x86_64, YaST QT interface. See also: https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=524000 -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307114

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[openFATE 306957] Allow ymp (one-click installs) to set the repo priority
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

Feature added by: Sven Burmeister (rabauke) Feature #306957, revision 1 Title: Allow ymp (one-click installs) to set the repo priority openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Sven Burmeister (rabauke) Description: When people use one-click installs to e.g. install or update KDE4, they get a lot of dependency issues because the buildservice repo does not have the right priority, i.e. higher than e.g. the oss or update repository. One-click installs only make sense if they are easy to use and facilitate the process of adding a repo. Having to open YaST software management to adjust the priority manually and re-running the update afterwards is not "one-click". Setting-up a repo includes setting the correct priority. The problem with ymp setting repos' priority is that those are relative to the repos already installed. The best solution would be to read the other repos' priority and suggest priorities for the new repos accordingly. The user can still change them in the one-click GUI. The minimal solution would be to just allow the user to set the repo's priority via the one-click GUI. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306957

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[openFATE 306321] disk id change in fstab
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

Feature added by: Jean-Daniel Dodin (jdd_sysop) Feature #306321, revision 1, last change by Title: disk id change in fstab openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Jean-Daniel Dodin (jdd_sysop) Description: "That basic request is that one or more simple tools be provided to allow a fstab to be automatically converted from /dev/sdaX nomenclature to one of the preferred methods." In other words, its now necessary to use YaST partitionner to change the fstab entry from /dev/sdx to the veeeeeeeeery long disk identification. This is very scary and is now nearly mandatory for updates. So it would be important to have some utility to make only this change in fstab and no other. If possible add the choice to use and set on the fly disk ID. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306321

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[openFATE 307479] YaST Software Manager - Downloading packages & dependencies to specified folders
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

Feature added by: Mircea Kitsune (MirceaKitsune) Feature #307479, revision 1 Title: YaST Software Manager - Downloading packages & dependencies to specified folders openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Mircea Kitsune (mirceakitsune) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: The YaST2 Software Manager in OpenSuse 11.1 is not capable of downloading packages and dependencies to chosen folders, rather then installing them. For some users it's important to download .rpms together with their dependencies for that Opensuse version, which is useful for keeping software backups, installing on machines that aren't connected to the internet or redistributing software found in repos. The way I would suggest an implementation is a command in the YaST Software Manager, such as splitting the "Accept" button into two "Install" and "Download" buttons, or a Download option when right-clicking a package in the search list, which then allows the user to browse for a folder and download their selection there. I remember someone saying this might be added in Opensuse 11.2, so please close this if it has already been done. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: For some users it's important to download .rpms together with their dependencies for that Opensuse version, which is useful for keeping software backups, installing on machines that aren't connected to the internet or redistributing software found in repos. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307479

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[New: openFATE 308277] XFCE Desktop
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

Feature added by: Alexey Shulenkov (s47) Feature #308277, revision 1 Title: XFCE Desktop openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Alexey Shulenkov (s47) Description: It would be very good, if openSUSE will have full-ready desktop based on XFCE. In current implementation it`s so discusting, it`s impossible to work out-of-box in fresh installed xfce from cd/dvd. You need a lot of time and knowledge to make it "workable". I don`t like fedora or ubuntu implementation of XFCE desktop (it`s too gnomish), but distro`s like zenwalk (or salix, in example), shows that it could be very comfortable and nice-looking desktop. As i think XFCE is much more balanced between powerfull and features, than gnome or kde. It would be fine alternative for gnome of kde. XFCE is simple and enough DE for work. I couldn`t find any info about live unofficial spin. I knew that was "opensuse 11.0 xfce spin", but now it`s "old" and wasn`t so perfect. Now i work on 11.2RC2 and think if all bugs will be solved, it would be the best openSUSE than ever was. I don`t like gnome, but in Your vision its the best. and i think that if such would be with XFCE, for me it would the best distro that i tried or saw. Thanks for attention. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308277

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[New: openFATE 308266] nfs-server
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

Feature added by: fsk aio (fasiko) Feature #308266, revision 1 Title: nfs-server openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: fsk aio (fasiko) Description: Add nfs-server package to oss repositories. Actualy only nfs-kernel-server and it's not work in openvz container. It's in openSuse 11.0 but not in 11.1 and 11.2 -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308266

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[openFATE 307749] MySQL GUI Tools on Opensuse DVD
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

Feature added by: Mircea Kitsune (MirceaKitsune) Feature #307749, revision 1 Title: MySQL GUI Tools on Opensuse DVD openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Mircea Kitsune (mirceakitsune) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: For many users of the database, MySQL is very hard to manage without the MySQL GUI tools (especially MySQL Administrator). Although MySQL is included on the Opensuse 11.1 DVD the GUI tools don't appear to be. I suggest including them and all their dependencies on the OpenSuse installation media so they can be easily installed with the distributed MySQL version. The GUI tools can be found at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/gui-tools/ Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: The MySQL GUI Tools are an important set of tools for administering MySQL, and in my opinion should be included with MySQL if possible. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307749

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